Cachet is a self-hosted, open-source status page system designed to communicate service incidents, component status, and scheduled maintenance to users. Built with PHP and the Laravel framework, it provides a clean, professional interface for incident management and public status communication.
| Release |
Version |
Status |
Notes |
| Stable |
v2.4.1 |
✅ Production Ready |
Latest stable release (November 2023) |
| Development |
v3.x |
🚧 Active Development |
Complete rebuild with modern stack |
💡 Recommendation: For production deployments, use v2.4.1 (stable). v3.x is under active development and suitable for testing environments.
- Incident Management — Create, update, and resolve incidents with timeline tracking
- Component Status — Define and monitor individual service components with status indicators
- Scheduled Maintenance — Announce planned maintenance windows in advance
- Metrics & Graphs — Display performance metrics with visual graphs
- Subscriber Notifications — Email notifications for status updates and incidents
- Webhooks & API — JSON API and webhook integrations for automation
- Multi-language Support — Internationalization for global teams
- Two-Factor Authentication — Enhanced security for admin accounts (v3.x)
- Customizable Themes — Brandable status page appearance
- Public Status Pages — Customer-facing uptime and incident communication
- Internal Dashboards — Team visibility into service health
- SLA Reporting — Document uptime and incident history
- Compliance Requirements — Maintain audit trails of incidents and resolutions
- Multi-Service Organizations — Component-based status for complex architectures
| Component |
Requirement |
| Language |
PHP 8.2+ (v3.x), PHP 7.4+ (v2.x) |
| Framework |
Laravel |
| Database |
MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite |
| Cache |
Redis (recommended) |
| Web Server |
Nginx, Apache |
| Deployment |
Docker, Docker Compose, manual LAMP/LEMP |
| Image |
Tag |
Description |
cachethq/docker |
latest, 2.4.1 |
Official Docker image (v2.x) |
cachethq/cachet |
3.x |
v3.x development builds |
docker.io/cachethq/docker |
2.4.1 |
Docker Hub mirror |
- Docker Compose — Recommended for production (containerized, isolated)
- Ansible Automation — Infrastructure-as-Code deployment for Debian/Ubuntu/RHEL
- Manual Installation — Traditional LAMP/LEMP stack deployment
- Kubernetes — Community Helm charts available
- Separate public and admin access surfaces
- Enforce HTTPS with TLS 1.3
- Database and Redis should remain on private networks
- Regular security updates for PHP, Laravel, and dependencies
- Enable 2FA for administrative accounts
- Implement rate limiting on public endpoints
¶ History and References 📖
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cachethq/cachet.git
cd cachet
# Start with Docker Compose
docker compose up -d
# Access the dashboard at http://localhost:8080
📝 Note: For production deployments, review the Security guide and configure proper database credentials, HTTPS, and backup procedures.
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