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How to install Uptime Kuma on Linux Server (Debian/Ubuntu)

  • Post last modified:October 21, 2023
  • Post category:Linux / Web
  • Post comments:2 Comments
  • Reading time:6 mins read

In this post, I will show you how to install Uptime Kuma on a Linux server.

Table of Contents:

Make sure you have the following tools installed on your Linux server:

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Node.js: Uptime Kuma is built on Node.js, so you’ll need to have it installed on your server. If you don’t have Node.js installed, you can follow these commands to install it:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nodejs -y
sudo apt install npm -y

Git: Uptime Kuma is hosted on GitHub, so you’ll need Git:

sudo apt install git -y

PM2: PM2 is a process manager for Node.js applications that allows you to run them in the background:

sudo npm install pm2 -g

Step 1: Clone Uptime Kuma Repository

git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git

This will create a local copy of the Uptime Kuma code on your server.

Step 2: Uptime Kuma Directory

Change your current directory to the Uptime Kuma directory:

cd uptime-kuma

Step 3: Run Uptime Kuma Setup

Uptime Kuma provides script that automates the installation process:

npm run setup

This will install Uptime Kuma with the necessary dependencies.

Step 4: Start Uptime Kuma

pm2 install pm2-logrotate
pm2 start server/server.js --name uptime-kuma

This will start Uptime Kuma as a background process, and it will automatically restart in case of any crashes or failures.

Step 5: Access Uptime Kuma Dashboard

The default port for Uptime Kuma is 3001, so you can access the dashboard by navigating to http://your_server_ip:3001 or http://your_domain_name:3001 in your web browser.

You will be prompted to create an admin account. Once you have completed the setup, you can start adding websites and servers to monitor their uptime.

uptime kuma create user account

uptime kuma dashboard

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test page of uptime kuma

That’s it! You have successfully installed Uptime Kuma on your Linux server. You can now use it to monitor the uptime of websites and servers.

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Guise April 10, 2023 Reply

    Error on Ubunut 20.04

    HEAD is now at 03aa685d Update to 1.21.2
    npm ERR! Cannot read property ‘@grpc/grpc-js’ of undefined

    npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
    npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2023-04-10T12_06_44_507Z-debug.log
    npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
    npm ERR! errno 1
    npm ERR! [email protected].2 setup: `git checkout 1.21.2 && npm ci –production && npm run download-dist`
    npm ERR! Exit status 1
    npm ERR!
    npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected].2 setup script.
    npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
    npm WARN Local package.json exists, but node_modules missing, did you mean to install?

    npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
    npm ERR! /root/.npm/_logs/2023-04-12T12_06_44_541Z-debug.log

    1. Udara Kalana April 10, 2023 Reply

      Remove Existing Node.js and npm Installations:

      sudo apt remove nodejs
      sudo apt remove npm

      Install Node.js and npm:

      curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -
      sudo apt install -y nodejs

      Update npm:

      npm install -g npm

      this will fix your issue.

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