Zero-Dependency Server Health Check in a Single Script

Sometimes you don’t need a full monitoring stack. You don’t need Prometheus, Grafana, or even Uptime Kuma. You just want to SSH into your server and see if everything’s okay in two seconds. That’s exactly what this script does. One file, zero dependencies, instant health report. What It Checks Check What You See 🖥 System Uptime and CPU load average 🧠 Memory Usage percentage with warnings 💾 Disk All mounted filesystems 🐳 Docker Every container — running or dead 🔌 Ports What’s listening and which process owns it 🔒 SSL Certificate expiry for your domains Everything is color-coded: green means good, yellow means warning, red means fix it now. ...

February 19, 2026 · 6 min · Self Host Setup

Self-Hosting Uptime Ping: Zero-Dependency Monitoring Tool

Self-Hosting Uptime Ping: Zero-Dependency Monitoring Tool You’ve got a handful of self-hosted services running. Nextcloud, Gitea, maybe a media server. How do you know when one goes down? Most people reach for Uptime Kuma — and it’s great. But sometimes you want something simpler. No Node.js runtime, no database, no dashboard you’ll never look at. Just ping your services, tell you when something’s down, and get out of the way. ...

February 16, 2026 · 7 min · Self Host Setup