“Status” does not have an official package or standardized installation method. This is a generic name that could refer to many different monitoring tools, or may be a custom/internal project.
The name “Status” is too generic to identify a specific monitoring tool. It could refer to:
Since there is no official “Status” package, consider these well-defined alternatives:
For public status pages:
---
- name: Install Cachet Status Page
hosts: status-page
become: true
vars:
cachet_version: "2.4"
cachet_data_dir: "/opt/cachet"
tasks:
- name: Create Cachet directories
file:
path: "{{ item }}"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
loop:
- "{{ cachet_data_dir }}"
- "{{ cachet_data_dir }}/config"
- name: Create Docker Compose for Cachet
copy:
dest: "{{ cachet_data_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
mode: '0644'
content: |
version: '3.8'
services:
cachet:
image: cachethq/docker:{{ cachet_version }}
container_name: cachet
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "8000:8000"
environment:
- APP_DEBUG=false
- APP_ENV=production
- APP_KEY=base64:$(openssl rand -base64 32)
- DB_DRIVER=sqlite
- DB_HOST=/database/database.sqlite
volumes:
- {{ cachet_data_dir }}/database:/database
For service uptime monitoring:
---
- name: Install Uptime Kuma
hosts: uptime-monitor
become: true
vars:
kuma_data_dir: "/opt/uptime-kuma"
tasks:
- name: Create Uptime Kuma directories
file:
path: "{{ kuma_data_dir }}"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
- name: Create Docker Compose for Uptime Kuma
copy:
dest: "{{ kuma_data_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
mode: '0644'
content: |
version: '3.8'
services:
uptime-kuma:
image: louislam/uptime-kuma:1
container_name: uptime-kuma
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3001:3001"
volumes:
- {{ kuma_data_dir }}/data:/app/data
For basic health check scripts:
---
- name: Install Custom Status Script
hosts: status
become: true
vars:
status_script_dir: "/opt/status"
tasks:
- name: Create status script directory
file:
path: "{{ status_script_dir }}"
state: directory
mode: '0755'
- name: Create health check script
copy:
dest: "{{ status_script_dir }}/check.sh"
mode: '0755'
content: |
#!/bin/bash
# System Health Check Script
echo "=== System Status ==="
echo "Hostname: $(hostname)"
echo "Uptime: $(uptime -p)"
echo "Load: $(cat /proc/loadavg)"
echo ""
echo "=== Disk Usage ==="
df -h /
echo ""
echo "=== Memory Usage ==="
free -h
echo ""
echo "=== Network ==="
ip -brief addr show
echo ""
echo "=== Services ==="
systemctl is-active nginx mysql postgresql 2>/dev/null || echo "Services check complete"
- name: Create systemd timer for periodic checks
copy:
dest: /etc/systemd/system/status-check.timer
mode: '0644'
content: |
[Unit]
Description=Run status check every 5 minutes
[Timer]
OnBootSec=1min
OnUnitActiveSec=5min
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
- name: Create systemd service for status check
copy:
dest: /etc/systemd/system/status-check.service
mode: '0644'
content: |
[Unit]
Description=Status Check
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart={{ status_script_dir }}/check.sh
- name: Enable status check timer
systemd:
name: status-check.timer
enabled: true
daemon_reload: true
| Tool | Description | Installation |
|---|---|---|
| Cachet | Open source status page | Docker, Source |
| Uptime Kuma | Self-hosted monitoring | Docker |
| Statping | Status page for services | Docker, Binary |
| Instatus | Modern status pages | SaaS |
| Tool | Description | Installation |
|---|---|---|
| Prometheus | Metrics and alerting | Official packages |
| Grafana | Visualization | Official packages |
| Zabbix | Enterprise monitoring | Official packages |
| Netdata | Real-time monitoring | Official packages |
To help identify what you need:
What do you want to monitor?
Who is the audience?
What integrations needed?
If you’re looking for a specific “Status” tool:
Beyond this playbook, we offer:
Contact our automation team: office@linux-server-admin.com