OnlyStatus is a self-hosted synthetic monitoring platform for websites and APIs. It runs in Docker and can be started with Docker Compose, without cloud dependencies. HTTP, TCP, and DNS checks can run from local or distributed checkers, including private-location checkers on Docker-capable machines. Public status pages support custom domains, themes, incident tracking, and maintenance tracking. Alerts can use email through SMTP, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty, or OpsGenie. Authentication includes passwords, TOTP two-factor authentication, and WebAuthn passkeys. REST and RPC API endpoints support automation. The maker says all features are unlocked with no plan tiers; the self-hosted plan is free. Deployment requires Docker 24.0 or later with Compose v2, at least 2 GB RAM, and x86_64. Apple Silicon needs Rosetta or QEMU emulation for Tinybird analytics. OnlyStatus is AGPL-3.0 software and a community project without commercial support or warranty.
Who it is for
It suits people who want to run and maintain website and API monitoring themselves. Teams needing distributed checks, status pages, alerts, and automation can deploy those components on their own infrastructure.
What is good
- HTTP, TCP, and DNS checks
- Distributed private-location checkers
- Custom status pages and incident tracking
- Multiple alert integrations
- All features unlocked without plan tiers
What to know first
- Requires Docker 24.0 or later
- Needs at least 2 GB RAM and x86_64
- Apple Silicon needs emulation for analytics
- No commercial support or warranty
Verdict
OnlyStatus provides self-hosted monitoring, status pages, alerts, and APIs without feature tiers or cloud dependencies. Its infrastructure requirements and community-only support should be assessed before deployment.
OnlyStatus plans and pricing
All plansCompared on synthetic monitoring
- Free plan
- Yes
- API checks
- Yes
