Uptime Kuma is a beautiful and powerful self-hosted monitoring tool that enables you to keep track of your servers, websites, or any other network services. Here are the steps to install Uptime Kuma on Windows 10.
Open the Command Prompt app on your Windows 10 machine and navigate to the directory where you want to install Uptime Kuma. Then, use the git clone command to clone the Uptime Kuma repository from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git
After cloning the repository, navigate to the uptime-kuma directory.
cd uptime-kuma
Next, use the npm install command to install all the required dependencies for Uptime Kuma.
npm install
We need to create a new MySQL database and a user with full privileges to access the database. You can either do this using the command line or using a database administration tool like phpMyAdmin.
Once you have the MySQL credentials, you need to update the config/database.js file in the Uptime Kuma directory with your MySQL database details.
module.exports = {
client: 'mysql',
connection: {
host: 'localhost',
user: 'your_username',
password: 'your_password',
database: 'uptime_kuma'
}
};
After configuring the database, use the npm run build command to build the Uptime Kuma app.
npm run build
Finally, use the npm start command to start the Uptime Kuma app.
npm start
The Uptime Kuma app should now be running on http://localhost:3000.
By following these steps, you should have successfully installed Uptime Kuma on your Windows 10 machine. You can now use the app to monitor your servers or websites and receive alerts when they go down.
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