fajita-io/fajita

Fajita

Open-source uptime monitoring that verifies failures before waking you up.

Monitor websites, APIs, SSL certificates, and cron jobs. Fajita verifies trouble before it alerts you.

Website · Documentation · Self-host · Fajita Cloud

Most uptime tools alert on the first failed ping. A blip on the network, a slow deploy, a single timeout, and your team is awake for nothing.

Single failed check → alert → interruption → site was fine

Fajita runs a verification step before escalating:

Failed check → verify → confirm → alert only when warranted

Fajita verifies failures before escalating them, reducing alerts caused by transient network or endpoint issues. It does not eliminate false positives entirely, but it cuts noise where a single flaky check would otherwise page you.

1. A scheduled check runs against your monitor target.
2. If the check fails or crosses a threshold, Fajita queues verification instead of alerting immediately.
3. Repeat checks confirm whether the failure is real.
4. Only confirmed failures open incidents and send alerts.
5. Recovery closes the incident and notifies subscribers when appropriate.

See docs/architecture/MONITORING.md for the full execution model.

• Website monitoring with HTTP status, latency, and content assertions
• API monitoring with headers, methods, and JSON/body assertions
• SSL certificate monitoring with expiry warnings
• Cron / heartbeat monitoring for jobs that must check in on schedule
• Failure verification before incidents and alerts
• Incident lifecycle with timeline, status updates, and recovery
• Public status pages with components and incident history
• Email alerts via SMTP or Resend
• Slack, Discord, and signed webhooks
• Maintenance windows to suppress expected downtime
• Team workspaces with roles and audit history
• Data export for your organization

Requirements: Docker, Docker Compose, Node.js 22+, a Clerk application you control

git clone https://github.com/fajita-io/fajita.git
cd fajita
cp .env.example .env
# Set FAJITA_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=self_hosted, Clerk keys, CRON_SECRET, MONITOR_SECRET_KEYRING

docker compose up -d
npm run selfhost:doctor

Open http://localhost:3000, sign in, create a monitor.

Full guide: docs/self-hosting/QUICKSTART.md

Web app → Scheduler → Workers → Verification → Incident engine → Notifications → Status page

Details: docs/architecture/OVERVIEW.md

Same core monitoring system. Different operational burden.

Full comparison: docs/SELF_HOSTED_VS_CLOUD.md

Prefer not to maintain it yourself? Fajita Cloud gives you the same core monitoring experience without managing workers, databases, backups, mail, or upgrades.

Contributions are welcome. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request.

• Development setup: docs/contributing/DEVELOPMENT.md
• Design expectations: docs/contributing/DESIGN.md
• Security disclosure: SECURITY.md

Report vulnerabilities privately per SECURITY.md. Do not file public issues for exploitable problems.

Self-hosters: docs/self-hosting/SECURITY.md

See ROADMAP.md for current priorities. No fixed dates; we ship what makes Fajita more reliable and easier to operate.

Licensed under AGPL-3.0. Network-facing deployments must comply with AGPL source-sharing requirements.

The Fajita name, logo, and fajita.io are trademarks. See TRADEMARKS.md.

Fajita is an open-source project created and maintained by Accomplish Labs. See GOVERNANCE.md.

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