Documentation

Everything you need to set up monitoring and alerts with UptimeDuck.

Getting started

Create an account, add your first monitor from the Welcome screen and make sure alerts reach you.

Monitor types

HTTP(s), TCP, Ping, Minecraft server, blacklist (RBL), cron, server and Kubernetes monitors and their settings.

Alert channels

Email, mobile push, SMS, Slack, Discord, Telegram and Matrix.

Server monitoring agent

Install the Linux agent with one command, configure it with agent.json, and check that your server is reporting.

Kubernetes (Helm)

Install the agent in your cluster from the UptimeDuck Helm repository and review the chart values.

Cron & heartbeat API

Push heartbeats from cron jobs and scripts with a single HTTP request.

MCP server

Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other AI assistants to your monitors by signing in or with an API token.

Plans & limits

Monitors, check intervals, locations, team members and SMS included in each plan.

FAQ

The Free plan, idle pause, SMS pricing, billing and more.

Quick reference

Linux server agent

Run as root on the server. Get the token from the panel when you add a server monitor.

curl -sL https://uptimeduck.com/download/agent/linux/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --token=YOUR_SERVER_TOKEN

Kubernetes cluster (Helm 3+)

helm repo add uptimeduck https://uptimeduck.com/charts
helm repo update
helm install uptimeduck-agent uptimeduck/uptimeduck-agent \
  --set config.token=YOUR_CLUSTER_TOKEN

Cron job heartbeat

your_command && curl "https://api.uptimeduck.com/push/MONITOR_ID?status=up&msg=OK"

Useful URLs

What	URL
Panel	https://panel.uptimeduck.com
Linux agent installer	`https://uptimeduck.com/download/agent/linux/install.sh`
Helm chart repository	`https://uptimeduck.com/charts`
Heartbeat (push) endpoint	`https://api.uptimeduck.com/push/MONITOR_ID`
MCP server	`https://mcp.uptimeduck.com/mcp`
API base URL	`https://api.uptimeduck.com/api/v1`
For AI agents	https://uptimeduck.com/agents and /llms.txt

Plan limits are listed in Plans & limits and on the pricing page. Need help? Email support@uptimeduck.com.