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License: MIT
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Replace Datadog with Self-Hosted Uptime Kuma
Self-hosted uptime monitoring and status pages with 90+ notification channels (Slack, Telegram, Email) Stop paying Pro APM + Logs (~$180/mo base + per-host/span fees) ($330/mo for a 10-person team) and run Uptime Kuma on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
10-Seat Annual Savings
+$3,906 / yr
vs Datadog standard plan
Container RAM & vCPU
256 MB RAM
0.5 vCPU • Migration: Instant (2-minute setup)
Recommended Cloud Box
$4.50/mo VPS
Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU)
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Datadog (Pro APM + Logs (~$180/mo base + per-host/span fees)) vs Uptime Kuma on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Datadog Cost | Uptime Kuma VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $195.00/mo ($2,340/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$2,286 / year |
| 5 Seats | $255.00/mo ($3,060/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$3,006 / year |
| 10 Seats | $330.00/mo ($3,960/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$3,906 / year |
| 25 Seats | $555.00/mo ($6,660/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$6,606 / year |
| 50 Seats | $930.00/mo ($11,160/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$11,106 / year |
| 100 Seats | $1,680.00/mo ($20,160/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$20,106 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: Uptime Kuma (Replaces Datadog)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
uptime-kuma:
image: louislam/uptime-kuma:1
container_name: stack-uptime-kuma
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "UPTIME_KUMA_PORT=3001"
volumes:
- uptime_kuma_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
uptime_kuma_data:
Caddyfile (Automatic HTTPS Reverse Proxy):
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for Uptime Kuma
uptime-kuma.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy uptime-kuma:3001
}
Why Teams Switch to Uptime Kuma
- ✓Replaces Pingdom & BetterStack status pages
- ✓SSL certificate expiry alerts
- ✓Uses <200MB RAM
GitHub Repository
louislam/uptime-kuma
Official Website
uptime.kuma.pet
Docker Image
louislam/uptime-kuma:1
Database Needed
Built-in / SQLite
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Includes pre-tuned docker-compose.yml, Caddy Auto-SSL, AES-256 encrypted nightly S3/R2 Postgres backups, and Ubuntu 24.04 UFW/Fail2ban hardening scripts.