> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.uptimekit.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Open-source status pages and monitoring for your services

UptimeKit is an open-source status page and monitoring system. It helps you monitor services, publish status pages, and communicate incidents with your users.

## Key Features

* **Uptime monitoring**: Monitor HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, ICMP Ping, DNS, Keyword, and HTTP JSON checks.
* **Status pages**: Create public or private status pages with custom domains and password protection.
* **Monitor organization**: Organize monitors with groups and tags.
* **SSL certificate tracking**: Track certificate expiration automatically for HTTPS monitors.
* **Incident management**: Create, update, and resolve incidents from the dashboard or integrations.
* **Integrations**: Connect Discord, Telegram, ntfy, Prometheus AlertManager, Apprise, and custom webhooks.
* **Team collaboration**: Invite team members and manage access with organization roles.
* **Open source**: Self-host UptimeKit and extend it for your own needs.

## Comparison with Uptime Kuma

UptimeKit and [Uptime Kuma](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma) are both open-source monitoring tools. Uptime Kuma is a good fit for simple, single-node setups. UptimeKit is designed for teams that need distributed monitoring, structured incidents, and scalable storage.

| Category                       | UptimeKit                                                                  | Uptime Kuma                                   |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Architecture**               | Dashboard with separate worker services                                    | Single-node application                       |
| **Storage**                    | PostgreSQL with optional time-series storage                               | SQLite/MariaDB                                |
| **HTTP/HTTPS**                 | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **TCP**                        | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **ICMP Ping**                  | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **DNS**                        | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **Keyword checks**             | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **HTTP JSON checks**           | Yes                                                                        | No                                            |
| **Multi-region monitoring**    | Yes                                                                        | No                                            |
| **Configurable intervals**     | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **SSL certificate tracking**   | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **Incident management**        | Incidents with status transitions, severity, comments, and resolution flow | Basic status and maintenance features         |
| **Custom status-page domains** | Yes                                                                        | No                                            |
| **Password protection**        | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **Multiple status pages**      | Yes                                                                        | Yes                                           |
| **Status page themes**         | Yes                                                                        | custom css only                               |
| **Public incident reports**    | Yes                                                                        | Limited                                       |
| **Email subscribers**          | Yes                                                                        | No                                            |
| **Subscriber webhooks**        | Yes                                                                        | No                                            |
| **Notifications**              | Discord, Telegram, ntfy, Prometheus AlertManager, Apprise, and webhooks    | Broad built-in notification support           |
| **Team collaboration**         | Organizations, roles, invitations, and scoped API keys                     | Basic multi-user support                      |
| **Scalability**                | Built for distributed workers and time-series data                         | Best suited for small single-node deployments |

### When to choose UptimeKit

Choose UptimeKit if you need:

* Multi-region monitoring
* Multiple status pages for teams or organizations
* Structured incident management
* Time-series storage for monitor history
* Prometheus AlertManager, Apprise, or webhook-based automation

### When to choose Uptime Kuma

Choose Uptime Kuma if you need:

* A simple single-container deployment
* A lightweight setup for personal or small-scale monitoring
* Minimal infrastructure requirements

## Quick Start

To run UptimeKit, start with the installation guides:

* [Dashboard Installation](/installation/dashboard)
* [Worker Installation](/installation/worker)