Cstate

Overview

cState is a fast and simple status page built with Hugo, a static site generator. It is backwards compatible with IE8+ and is tiny in size. It is open-source and comes with features like Netlify CMS, read-only API, and badges from shields.io. It is completely free to use with Netlify hosting. cState is focused on providing a fast and adaptable design, with support for multiple languages and easy customization options. It is meant to serve as an informational hub for recording incidents, although it does not offer automatic monitoring out of the box.

Features

• Fast to load and build, with minimal JS and no CSS dependencies
• Fast incident creation through command line or CMS setup
• Focused, adaptable design with auto dark mode and easy customization
• Support for multiple languages
• Link incidents to systems/categories and track downtime duration
• Free hosting on supported platforms like Netlify
• Free your data through RSS or read-only API
• Free for developers to expand upon and customize

Installation

To create a new site powered by cState, follow these steps:

1. Generate a new Hugo site with the specific modifications for cState:

hugo new site my-status-page
cd my-status-page
git init
git submodule add https://github.com/cstate/cstate themes/cstate

2. Copy the example site configuration file to the root of your site:

cp themes/cstate/exampleSite/config.toml .

3. Start the Hugo server:

hugo server -D

4. Visit http://localhost:1313 to view your status page.

For more advanced configurations and customization options, refer to the cState documentation.

Summary

cState is a fast and simple open-source status page built with Hugo. It provides a minimalist approach to recording incidents and displaying status information. With its fast loading time, adaptability, and support for multiple languages, it offers a convenient solution for creating and managing status pages. Although it doesn’t provide automatic monitoring, it can be easily customized and expanded upon by developers.