Statping

Questions & Answers

What is Statping?

Statping is an open-source status page and monitoring server built in Go. It automatically fetches application status and displays it on a customizable status page with support for various databases and operating systems.

Who should use Statping?

Statping is suitable for developers and organizations that need a lightweight, self-hosted solution to monitor their websites and applications and communicate their status to users. It is particularly useful for those seeking an alternative to SaaS status page providers.

How does Statping compare to other status page services?

Statping differentiates itself by being entirely self-hostable and open-source, built on Go for lightweight performance, and offering a mobile app. It supports MySQL, Postgres, and SQLite, and provides extensive customization through SASS styling and user-created notifiers/plugins.

When is it ideal to deploy Statping?

Deploy Statping when you require an independent status page that remains online even if the monitored services or their host server crashes. It is recommended to run Statping on a separate instance from the applications being monitored, for example, on a small EC2 instance or a dedicated Docker container.

What are the deployment options for Statping?

Statping can be deployed in multiple ways, including pre-compiled binaries for various operating systems (Linux, Mac, Windows), Docker images (as small as ~16Mb), and even on a Raspberry Pi. It also supports Docker Compose with automatic SSL certificate generation.