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Create a Status Page

What you’ll learn

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Time~5 minutes
LevelBeginner
PrerequisitesOpenStatus account, at least one monitor

In this tutorial, you’ll create a public status page to communicate your service’s health to users. A status page is a transparent way to show real-time uptime information and keep your users informed during incidents.

Prerequisites

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What you’ll build

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By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have:

  • A public status page showing your service health
  • Monitors displayed on your status page
  • Understanding of privacy and security options

Get started

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1. Create the status page

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Navigate to the Status Pages page from the sidebar and click the Create Status Page button. This will open a new configuration screen.

Status Pages sidebar with the Create Status Page button highlighted

2. Configure the status page

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Fill in the basic details for your status page:

  • Title: A name for your status page (e.g., “Acme Status” or “API Health”)
  • Slug: The URL path for your status page (e.g., acme creates acme.openstatus.dev)
Status page configuration form showing title, slug, and monitor selection

Add monitors

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Select the monitors you want to display on your status page. Each monitor will show as a separate service with its own uptime bar. You can add multiple monitors to give users a complete picture of your infrastructure health.

Custom domain

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You can use your own domain (e.g., status.yourdomain.com) instead of the default *.openstatus.dev subdomain. To set this up:

  1. Enter your custom domain in the Custom Domain field
  2. Add a CNAME record pointing to status.openstatus.dev in your DNS provider
  3. Wait for DNS propagation (usually a few minutes, up to 48 hours)

See the Status Page Reference for detailed DNS configuration instructions.

Password protection

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Enable password protection to restrict access to your status page. This is useful for internal status pages that should only be visible to your team or specific customers. Enter a password, and visitors will be prompted to authenticate before viewing the page.

Checkpoint: After saving, click the link to your status page (shown at the top of the settings). You should see your monitors listed with uptime bars.

What you’ve accomplished

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Great work! You’ve successfully:

  • ✅ Created your first status page
  • ✅ Added monitors to display service health
  • ✅ Learned about custom domains and password protection

What’s next?

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Now that you have a basic status page, you can:

Learn more

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