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Can I use Uptime Kuma to ping private IPs from multiple locations? #2936

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opened 2026-02-28 03:12:11 -05:00 by deekerman · 5 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 03:12:11 -05:00

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Originally created by @djxcee on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023).

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I am trying to see if I can use Uptime Kuma to do a basic ping on devices to private IPs from multiple locations. I can setup containers at each location but not sure how I would accomplish this, without a VPN setup.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

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1..23.10

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Ubuntu 22.04.3

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Originally created by @djxcee on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023). ### ⚠️ Please verify that this bug has NOT been raised before. - [X] I checked and didn't find similar issue ### 🛡️ Security Policy - [X] I agree to have read this project [Security Policy](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/security/policy) ### 📝 Describe your problem I am trying to see if I can use Uptime Kuma to do a basic ping on devices to private IPs from multiple locations. I can setup containers at each location but not sure how I would accomplish this, without a VPN setup. Any suggestions would be appreciated! ### 📝 Error Message(s) or Log _No response_ ### 🐻 Uptime-Kuma Version 1..23.10 ### 💻 Operating System and Arch Ubuntu 22.04.3 ### 🌐 Browser Google Chrome 120. ### 🐋 Docker Version _No response_ ### 🟩 NodeJS Version _No response_

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2026-02-28 03:12:17 -05:00

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@chakflying commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023):

If you have devices in a private network, but you expect to be able to access them outside, there must be some mechanism for you to bridge the networks together. It would only make sense to run monitoring over the same method you access them. So I don't see why you would want to do this without a VPN.

You can use something like tailscale to avoid the complications of setting up a VPN yourself.

@chakflying commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023): If you have devices in a private network, but you expect to be able to access them outside, there must be some mechanism for you to bridge the networks together. It would only make sense to run monitoring over the same method you access them. So I don't see why you would want to do this without a VPN. You can use something like tailscale to avoid the complications of setting up a VPN yourself.

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2026-02-28 03:12:17 -05:00

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@CommanderStorm commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023):

do a basic ping on devices to private IPs from multiple locations

The reverse is possible:
You set up push monitors on your central instance and push heartbeats there after doing arbitrary checks.

@CommanderStorm commented on GitHub (Dec 18, 2023): > do a basic ping on devices to private IPs from multiple locations The reverse is possible: You set up push monitors on your central instance and push heartbeats there after doing arbitrary checks.

deekerman commented

2026-02-28 03:12:17 -05:00

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@djxcee commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2023):

Hi @CommanderStorm, I was thinking the same without the need to setup a VPN/Bridge.

However, I look at Monitor Types and I only see ping without additional Types to perform per device. Trying to see how I would do a Ping then notifify a Push to our primary Uptime Kuma instance.

@djxcee commented on GitHub (Dec 19, 2023): Hi @CommanderStorm, I was thinking the same without the need to setup a VPN/Bridge. However, I look at Monitor Types and I only see ping without additional Types to perform per device. Trying to see how I would do a Ping then notifify a Push to our primary Uptime Kuma instance.

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@CommanderStorm commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2023):

Push monitors require you to do arbitrary checks. The other monitoring types are not avaliable for remote execution. See #84 for further discussion.
=> you write a small shell/python/... script that defines what is up and pushes a heartbeat to the url defined by the push monitor in Uptime Kuma if it is.

@CommanderStorm commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2023): Push monitors require you to do arbitrary checks. The other monitoring types are not avaliable for remote execution. See #84 for further discussion. => you write a small shell/python/... script that defines what is up and pushes a heartbeat to the url defined by the push monitor in Uptime Kuma if it is.

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024):

We are clearing up our old help-issues and your issue has been open for 60 days with no activity.
If no comment is made and the stale label is not removed, this issue will be closed in 7 days.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Feb 19, 2024): We are clearing up our old `help`-issues and your issue has been open for 60 days with no activity. If no comment is made and the stale label is not removed, this issue will be closed in 7 days.