How to Build a Status Page with Instatus

Create a public status page to communicate service health with users

Beginner

1-2 hours

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following ready.

Instatus account

Services to monitor

Incident communication plan

What You Will Build

A status page with component monitoring, incident updates, and subscriber notifications

Key Features

Component status

Incident management

Subscriber notifications

Uptime graphs

Custom domain

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Follow these steps to build your with .

Set up Instatus

Create your status page and configure basics

Add components

List the services and systems you monitor

Configure monitoring

Set up automated checks or manual updates

Customise branding

Style the page to match your brand

Share with users

Make the page accessible and enable subscriptions

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Not updating promptly

Unclear component names

Missing subscription option

Next Steps

Once you have completed this tutorial, consider these enhancements.

Add maintenance windows

Set up integrations

Create incident templates

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