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 .

1

Set up Instatus

Create your status page and configure basics

2

Add components

List the services and systems you monitor

3

Configure monitoring

Set up automated checks or manual updates

4

Customise branding

Style the page to match your brand

5

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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