# Create a status page

> Build a status page from the monitoring you already run — there's no data to update by hand.

Source: https://infranest.io/docs/create-a-status-page
Last updated: 2026-09-18

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Show customers and your team the real-time health of your services, without manually updating anything — InfraNest pulls the live status straight from your monitors.

## Overview
- Built from the monitoring checks you already have running, so status and uptime update automatically.
- You control the branding, what shows on the page, and who can see it.
- Incidents and maintenance windows from your monitoring appear on the page without any extra work.

## Create a page
1. Go to **Status Pages** and select **Create status page** (or **New status page**).

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2. Under **Add components**, add a **component** for each part of your service you want to show — every component links to one of your monitoring checks, so it displays that check's live status and uptime automatically. Use **Add component** to add more, and give each one a clear **Display name**. Arrange components into groups (using **Group name**), for example "Website", "API", "Email", so the layout is easy to scan.
3. Give your page an identity: upload a logo using **Add a logo** (or **Click to upload** / **or drag and drop**), pick a look under **Pick a theme**, and add a short description with **Add a description**.
4. Set your **Footer** details — add **Custom footer text** and a **Footer link URL**.
5. Use the content toggles to choose what appears on the page: **Show uptime percentage**, **Show incident history**, **Show component group labels**, **Show tags on public page**, **Third-party services you watch**, and announcements or maintenance banners.
6. Select **Save changes** when you're happy with the setup.

> [!NOTE]
> Incident history and maintenance windows are pulled automatically from your monitors — there's nothing to enter by hand.

## Control who can see it
1. Open the **Access control** section for your status page.
2. Under **Visibility**, choose **Private** to keep it internal, or set a password using **This page is password protected** and **Enter password** to restrict access to customers or teammates who have it. Leave it open for anyone if you want a fully public page.
3. Use **Allow search engine indexing** to decide whether the page can be found in search results, or kept out of them.
4. Select **Save changes** to apply your settings.

> [!TIP]
> If you later want to remove password protection, use **Remove password protection** instead of clearing the field manually.

## Add a custom domain
1. Open **Add a custom domain** (or **Use your own URL**) from your status page settings.
2. Choose **Set it up for me** if you want InfraNest to manage the domain for you, or enter your own **Custom domain** and the matching **CNAME target**.
3. Follow the **Setup guides:** links if you're setting up the DNS record yourself.
4. Check back on the page — it will show **Pending verification**, **Domain verified**, or **Domain error** (for example **Not pointing to the right target**) depending on the DNS status.

## Tips
- Use **Show 90-day uptime bar** if you want visitors to see longer-term reliability, not just the current status.
- The **Public URL: /status/{slug}** field lets you customize your page's web address — set the **Slug** to something short and memorable.

## Troubleshooting
- **Domain pending or showing an error** — double-check your CNAME record matches the **CNAME target** shown, then wait for **Pending verification** to clear. DNS changes can take a little time to take effect.
- **Components not showing live status** — make sure each component is linked to a monitor using **Link to monitor**; a component without a linked monitor has nothing to report.