How to install SmokePing on a Cloud VPS

SmokePing measures and graphs network latency over time, making packet loss and connectivity issues instantly visible.

Monitoring on your own server gives you alerts and history without host limits or per-monitor monthly fees.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: SmokePing installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick SmokePing from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 80.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
docker volume create smokeping_config
docker volume create smokeping_data
docker run -d --name smokeping --restart=always -p 80:80 \
  -e PUID=1000 -e PGID=1000 \
  -v smokeping_config:/config -v smokeping_data:/data \
  lscr.io/linuxserver/smokeping:latest
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
printf 'SmokePing: http://%s\nTintele de monitorizare se configureaza in volumul smokeping_config (fisierul Targets).\n' "$IP" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.