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Vigil
Self-hosted status page that monitors services and alerts teams
Vigil provides a self‑hosted status page for microservice environments, automatically probing HTTP, TCP, SSH, ICMP and application services, and sending notifications via Slack, Email, SMS, and many other channels.
Overview
Overview
Vigil is aimed at operations and development teams that need full control over service health visibility. It continuously probes HTTP, TCP, SSH, ICMP endpoints and can integrate with applications via the Vigil Reporter library. When a service changes state, Vigil dispatches alerts through a wide range of channels and updates a public status page that can be served on any domain you own.
Deployment
Vigil can be installed as a Debian package for 64‑bit Debian 11/12 systems, via Rust’s Cargo, from source, or as a Docker container. After installation you edit the generated vigil.cfg, set server.inet to listen on an external address, and restart the service. The status page is then reachable at the configured host (e.g., https://status.example.com). Optional local agents allow monitoring of services behind firewalls or on separate LANs.
Capabilities
Beyond alerts, Vigil supports publishing maintenance announcements, integrates with Slack, Email, SMS (Twilio), Telegram, Matrix, Webhooks, and many more, giving teams flexible ways to keep users informed.
Highlights
Automatic probing of HTTP, TCP, SSH, ICMP and custom application services
Multi‑channel alerts including Slack, Email, SMS, Telegram, Matrix and webhooks
Self‑hosted public status page with custom domain and maintenance announcements
Local agents for monitoring services behind firewalls or on separate LANs
Pros
- Full control over data and hosting
- Extensive notification channel support
- Flexible deployment options (deb, Cargo, Docker, source)
- Built‑in status page and announcement system
Considerations
- Requires own infrastructure and ongoing maintenance
- Official binaries limited to 64‑bit Debian 11/12 packages
- Configuration can become complex in large environments
- No native hosted SaaS offering (requires third‑party like Crisp Status)
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Fit guide
Great for
- Teams that need a private status page on their own domain
- Microservice architectures with heterogeneous service types
- Organizations that prefer self‑hosted alerting over third‑party services
- Environments where compliance mandates on‑prem data residency
Not ideal when
- Small projects that want a zero‑maintenance hosted solution
- Users without Linux/Debian expertise
- Teams requiring out‑of‑the‑box mobile apps
- Organizations needing native Windows support
How teams use it
API outage detection
Immediate Slack alert and public status page update inform users and engineers instantly.
Scheduled maintenance
Publish a maintenance announcement on the status page and notify users via email.
Database server health
Local Vigil agent monitors LAN‑only DB; SMS is sent on failure for rapid response.
Multi‑region service health
Aggregate HTTP probes across regions and display a unified status page for global visibility.
Tech snapshot
Rust88%
CSS8%
Shell3%
JavaScript2%
Dockerfile1%
Frequently asked questions
How can I install Vigil?
Vigil can be installed via Debian packages, Cargo (`cargo install vigil-server`), Docker (`valeriansou/vigil`), or by compiling from source with Cargo.
Which notification channels are supported?
Supported channels include Email, Slack, Twilio SMS, Telegram, Zulip, Pushover, Gotify, XMPP, Matrix, Cisco Webex, Webhook, and more.
Can I host the status page on a custom domain?
Yes. Configure `server.inet` to listen on an external address and point your DNS record (e.g., `status.example.com`) to the Vigil server.
How does Vigil monitor services behind a firewall?
By deploying the Vigil Local daemon on the internal network, which reports back to the main Vigil server.
Is there a hosted version of Vigil?
Vigil itself is self‑hosted, but a hosted port called Crisp Status is available on the Crisp platform.
Project at a glance
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LicenseMPL-2.0
Repo age8 years old
Last commit2 months ago
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