Accessing Gatus
- Abre tu navegador y visita:
https://<SERVER_IP> - A browser SSL warning is expected (self-signed certificate)
- Authentication is required (Basic Auth popup)
- Authentication method: HTTP Basic Auth
- Credentials are stored securely in:
/root/.cloudzy-creds
Archivos y directorios importantes
- Directorio de instalación:
/opt/gatus - Docker Compose:
/opt/gatus/docker-compose.yml - Archivo de medio ambiente:
/opt/gatus/.env - Config directory:
/opt/gatus/config/ - Archivo de configuración principal:
/opt/gatus/config/config.yaml - Database directory:
/opt/gatus/data/db - Configuración de Nginx:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/gatus.conf - Enabled Nginx site:
/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/gatus.conf - Certificados SSL:
/etc/nginx/ssl/ - HTTP Basic Auth file:
/etc/nginx/auth/.gatus-htpasswd - Archivo de credenciales:
/root/.gatus-credentials
Configuration Behavior
- Configuration files are located in
/opt/gatus/config/ - YAML can be split into multiple files
- Changes are auto-reloaded
- No restart is required after edits
Manage the Stack
Go to the installation directory:
cd /opt/gatus
Common Docker Compose commands:
# Check status
docker compose ps
# View logs (follow live)
docker compose logs -f
# Restart all services
docker compose restart
# Stop services
docker compose down
# Start again
docker compose up -d
Disable HTTP Basic Auth in Nginx (Optional)
Edit the Nginx site file: /etc/nginx/sites-available/gatus.conf
Remove or comment out these lines:
auth_basic "Restricted";
auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/auth/.gatus-htpasswd;
Recargar Nginx:
systemctl restart nginx
Habilitar SSL con un dominio
1. Dirija su dominio a la IP del servidor.
2. Edita la configuración de Nginx y sustituye ambos server_name <IP>; con tu dominio (<your-domain>) tanto para bloques HTTP (puerto 80) como HTTPS (puerto 443):
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/gatus.conf
3. Instalar Certbot:
apt install -y certbot python3-certbot-nginx
4. Ejecuta el siguiente comando para generar un certificado válido de Let’s Encrypt:
certbot certonly --nginx --non-interactive --agree-tos --email [email protected] -d yourdomain.com
5. Reemplazar las rutas SSL en la configuración de Nginx:
vim /etc/nginx/sites-available/gatus.conf
# Before:
# ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/fullchain.pem;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/privkey.pem;
# After:
# ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
# ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
6. Reinicie Nginx para aplicar los cambios:
systemctl restart nginx
7. Abra su navegador y visite: https://yourdomain.com