Tutorial: How to Install Uptime Kuma on MXLinux Latest

Uptime Kuma is an open-source tool that helps you monitor your websites and servers' uptime and downtime status. It is compatible with many Linux distributions, including MXLinux. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Uptime Kuma on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

• A computer running MXLinux Latest Operating System.
• Internet connection.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing Uptime Kuma, you need to install some dependencies first. Open the terminal using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T and execute the following command:

sudo apt install -y git build-essential nginx curl

The command above will install Git as a version control system, build-essential for compiling from source, Nginx as a web server, and curl for web requests.

Step 2: Install Node.js

Uptime Kuma requires Node.js to run on your system. To download and install Node.js, open the terminal and execute this command:

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_lts.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Step 3: Clone Uptime Kuma Repository

After installing the required dependencies, clone the Uptime Kuma repository from Github using the following command:

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

Step 4: Install Uptime Kuma

To install Uptime Kuma, run the below command from the uptime-kuma directory:

npm install --production

Step 5: Configure Nginx Server

For Uptime Kuma to run correctly, you need to configure an Nginx server. Create a new file under the /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory using Nano or any other text editor:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/uptime-kuma.conf	

Paste the following configuration:

server {
        listen 80;
        server_name your_domain;

        location / {
                proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000;
                proxy_http_version 1.1;
                proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
                proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
                proxy_set_header Host $host;
                proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
        }
}

Replace your_domain with your domain name or public IP address.

Save and exit the file.

Step 6: Start Uptime Kuma

Now run the following command:

npm start

Open another terminal and execute the command to check if the server is running.

curl http://localhost:3000

You should see the default Uptime Kuma homepage.

Step 7: Open in Browser

Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://your_domain. You should see the Uptime Kuma dashboard page.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Uptime Kuma on MXLinux Latest, and it is now ready to monitor your website status.

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