SmokePing: Latency logging, graphing, and alerts
SmokePing is a self-hosted monitoring tool. Latency logging, graphing, and alerts.
Why self-host SmokePing
Running SmokePing yourself means you control the data, the uptime policy, and the upgrade schedule. That is a different relationship with software than subscribing to a hosted service.
What it does
SmokePing falls into the Monitoring category of self-hosted software. It is designed to be deployed on your own infrastructure, whether that is a home server, a VPS, or a local machine running Docker.
Community traction
The project has 1k stars on GitHub, which is a reasonable proxy for how widely it is used. Active repositories tend to ship bug fixes faster and have better documentation than projects that stall after the initial release.
Deployment
Docker is the most common deployment path. If you are already running containers at home, adding SmokePing to a compose file is a low-friction way to try it.
Maturity
The current release is 2.8.2. The project has moved past early development and tends to ship stable, documented releases.
License
It is licensed under GPL-2.0, making it freely available for personal and commercial use.
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For anyone already running a home server, SmokePing is a natural addition. It handles monitoring without requiring a paid subscription or an account with a third party.