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LibrePing
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- Alert delivery
- Failed alert sends are retried, and another hub can take over if the notifying hub goes offline; delivery is at-least-once and can produce duplicates during failover.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Alert privacy
- Alert destinations are encrypted to the hubs responsible for notifying the user, so other hub operators see ciphertext.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- Alert integrations include ntfy, Discord, Slack, and raw webhooks, with alert destinations encrypted for the hubs responsible for sending notifications.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Checks
- It supports HTTP(S), TCP, DNS, TLS certificate, ICMP ping and traceroute checks.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Check types
- It supports HTTP(S), TCP, DNS, TLS certificate, ICMP ping, and traceroute checks.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- The dashboard includes a geographic map, network overview, and per-monitor uptime and latency timelines with location breakdowns and recent checks.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Data integrity
- Probes sign results and hubs verify signatures; operators can use an allowlist of trusted probes.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Decentralized network
- Hubs share check data through a peer-to-peer libp2p gossip mesh without a central server.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The maker provides Docker Compose setups for running a hub or a probe, and says both ship as Docker images.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Federation
- Hubs form a peer-to-peer libp2p gossip mesh that shares monitoring data without a central server.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- History limits
- By default, hubs retain full-detail results for 7 days, hourly summaries for 90 days and daily summaries for 730 days; results are in memory only without a database.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrity and trust
- Probes sign results and hubs verify signatures; operators can use an allowlist, while the default policy accepts validly signed results and relies on corroboration.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes use cases including monitoring one's services across countries, contributing a probe, or hosting a federated hub.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- LibrePing is free software under AGPL-3.0, which requires sharing modifications when running a modified version as a network service.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Location caveat
- Probe locations are auto-detected from public IP by default but remain self-declared, with no cryptographic proof of geography.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- No signup
- The dashboard creates an identity key in the browser, and users can save a recovery phrase to move their identity to another device.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Probe limit
- A probe defaults to a hard cap of 300 checks per minute, configurable with MAX_CHECKS_PER_MINUTE.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Probe limits
- A probe defaults to a cap of 300 checks per minute, and ICMP and traceroute require the NET_RAW capability.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
