Self-host ɳSentry

ɳSentry runs on your VPS using the ɳSelf CLI. Status pages, incident management, uptime monitoring, and SLO tracking up in under 15 minutes.

What you need

VPS

Any Linux VPS with 2 GB RAM minimum. Hetzner CX23 (~$4/mo) is plenty for small teams. CX32 for heavier RUM or synthetic workloads.

Domain

A domain you control. ɳSelf sets up Let's Encrypt SSL automatically via Nginx.

ɳSentry Bundle

$0.99/mo license key from nself.org. Or ɳSelf+ at $3.99/mo for all bundles. nself-audit is free in every tier.

Setup steps

Install the ɳSelf CLI

brew install nself-org/tap/nself

macOS or Linux. Windows via WSL2.

Create or open a ɳSelf project

nself init myproject
cd myproject

ɳSentry installs on any existing ɳSelf instance too. Skip init if you already have one.

Set your license key

nself license set YOUR_KEY_HERE

Get a key at nself.org/pricing. ɳSelf+ includes ɳSentry. nself-audit is always free.

Install the ɳSentry baseline plugins

nself plugin install nself-uptime-monitor nself-status-page nself-incident-mgmt nself-alert-router nself-slo-tracker nself-synthetic-monitor nself-rum

7 baseline plugins. Expansion plugins (errors, cron-monitor, oncall, crash, anomaly) are optional add-ons.

Configure and build

nself env set NSENTRY_DOMAIN=status.yourname.com
nself build

Generates docker-compose.yml and nginx config. Let's Encrypt SSL auto-provisioned.

Start your instance

nself start

Postgres, Hasura, Auth, Nginx, and all ɳSentry plugins come up. Prometheus and Grafana start alongside for free infra monitoring.

Add your first uptime check

nself nsentry uptime add --url https://api.yourapp.com --interval 60

Checks every 60 seconds. Opens an incident automatically if the check fails 3 times in a row.

Need help?

Full documentation is on docs.nself.org. Community support is available in chat.nself.org. ɳSelf+ subscribers get priority support.

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