Kuvasz is an open-source, self-hosted solution for monitoring website uptime and SSL certificates, providing status pages and multi-channel notifications. It features a modern UI, a powerful REST API, and integrates with OpenTelemetry and Prometheus for enhanced observability.

kuvasz: An open-source, self-hosted solution for monitoring website uptime and… (★ 570, AGPL-3.0)

Features

01HTTP(S) and SSL Certificate Monitoring

02Customizable Public/Private Status Pages

03Multi-channel Notification System (Email, Discord, Slack, etc.)

04Comprehensive REST API for Management

05Prometheus and OpenTelemetry Metrics Export

Why choose it

+HTTP(S) and SSL Certificate Monitoring

+Continuous Website and Service Availability Monitoring

+Covers 5 supported environments or platforms, which is helpful for broader deployment needs.

+Ships with a public repository and a AGPL-3.0 license, which makes adoption and review easier.

Trade-offs

!There are at least 8 related tools in the same category, so the best choice is easier to make after side-by-side comparison.

Compatibility

Docker

Deployment

Verified via docs

Prometheus

Metrics

Verified via docs

OpenTelemetry

Metrics

Verified via docs

Home Assistant

Integration

Verified via docs

AI Assistants

Interaction

Verified via docs

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/kuvasz-uptime/kuvasz.git

$ cd kuvasz

$ docker compose up -d

Use cases

↳Continuous Website and Service Availability Monitoring

↳Proactive SSL Certificate Expiry Management

↳Real-time Incident Communication via Status Pages

↳Integrating Monitoring Data into Existing Observability Stacks

↳Automating Actions Based on Service Status with Home Assistant

How it compares

≈kuvasz sits in the Observability category, so it makes more sense to evaluate it alongside tools like worldmonitor instead of in isolation.

≈If your main need is closer to "Continuous Website and Service Availability Monitoring", that use case is a better lens for comparison than broad feature checklists alone.

≈kuvasz uses a AGPL-3.0 license, and community traction are both easier to judge in category context.