Install Uptime Kuma on Linux

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What is Uptime Kuma?
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Uptime Kuma is a fancy self-hosted monitoring tool. - https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma
 
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Install Uptime Kuma
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   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal window
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install available software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install prerequisites
         sudo apt install git curl -y
         # add nodejs software repository
         curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_current.x | sudo bash -
         # install nodejs
         sudo apt install nodejs -y
         # clone from git
         git clone https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma.git ./uptime-kuma
         # change directory to ./uptime-kuma
         cd uptime-kuma
         # run setup
         npm run setup
         # run uptime kuma
         node server/server.js
   03. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:3001
   04. Select a language and create an administrator username and password ≫ Click Create
   05. Welcome to Uptime Kuma
 
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Run Uptime Kuma as a Service (Optional, but recommended)
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   01. Press CTRL + C to kill the running Uptime Kuma process
   02. Continue with the following steps to run Uptime Kuma as a service
         # create nodejs user
         sudo useradd nodejs
         # change directory out of uptime-kuma
         cd ..
         # move uptime kuma to /opt
         sudo mv ~/uptime-kuma /opt
         # create service bash file
         sudo nano /opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh
   03. Paste the following configuration into uptime-kuma.sh
         #!/usr/bin/bash
         /usr/bin/node /opt/uptime-kuma/server/server.js
   04. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   05. Continue with the following commands
         # make uptime-kuma.sh executable
         sudo chmod +x /opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh
         # create uptime-kuma service file
         sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/uptime-kuma.service
   06. Paste the following configuration into uptime-kuma.service
         [Unit]
         Description=Uptime Kuma
         [Service]
         ExecStart=/opt/uptime-kuma/uptime-kuma.sh
         Restart=always
         User=nodejs
         Group=nodejs
         WorkingDirectory=/opt/uptime-kuma
         [Install]
         WantedBy=multi-user.target
   07. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   08. Continue with the following commands
         # set owner of /opt/uptime-kuma
         sudo chown nodejs:nodejs /opt/uptime-kuma -R
         # reload systemd services
         sudo systemctl daemon-reload
         # start uptime-kuma service on boot and now
         sudo systemctl enable uptime-kuma --now
   09. Refresh the open web browser to verify Uptime Kuma is accessible
 


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