
Set Up an Uptime Kuma Monitoring Dashboard on a VPS (2026): Downtime Alerts, Status Pages, and a Complete Docker Compose Guide
This tutorial is for users who want to self-host a monitoring dashboard on a low-cost VPS. You will learn to deploy Uptime Kuma with Docker Compose, put the service behind Caddy HTTPS, add HTTP, TCP, Ping, and Docker service monitors, configure Telegram/email notifications, create a public status page, and handle data backups, upgrades, and common false alarms.






