Uptime Kuma — Monitor Kuma & Advanced Settings (2026)

The final part of our Uptime Kuma series. We organize the dashboard with monitor groups and tags, set up certificate expiry tracking, create a public status page, configure maintenance windows to suppress alerts during planned work, and solve the biggest question in monitoring — who watches the watchman? Using Healthchecks.io, we set up an external heartbeat that alerts you when Uptime Kuma itself goes down. Written guide: https://www.localhake.com/content/uptime-kuma-advanced-features Recommended Gear Some links are affiliate links — I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Minisforum MS-01 (Proxmox Host): https://amzn.to/4uIXRLB UGREEN DXP6800 Pro 6-Bay NAS: https://amzn.to/4szqvgE Tripp Lite 1500VA 2U Rack UPS: https://amzn.to/4uISP1A Tecmojo 42U Server Rack: https://amzn.to/4snXbd0 Tecmojo 1U Rack PDU: https://amzn.to/47W3AUw Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:12 Organize with Monitor Groups 4:40 Add Tags to Monitors 6:25 Certificate Expiry Monitoring 9:21 Create a Status Page 11:46 Maintenance Windows 14:33 Who Watches the Watchman? 15:27 Set Up Healthchecks.io Integrations 18:02 Wire Up the Heartbeat Cron Job 21:12 Test & Prove It Works 23:02 Reverse Proxy Monitoring Strategy 23:22 Wrap Up Series Monitor Your Homelab with Uptime Kuma Part 1: Install & First Monitors: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6HtdU9Gum8s Part 2: Notifications & Alerts: https://youtube.com/watch?v=AHDx_zIJde0 #homelab #uptimekuma #proxmox #selfhosted #monitoring