> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.levelrail.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Self-host Healthchecks with Docker

> Cron job and scheduled task monitoring: get alerted the moment a periodic job stops checking in.

Cron job and scheduled task monitoring: get alerted the moment a periodic job stops checking in.

This page describes the Levelrail template for Healthchecks (Monitoring). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: [https://healthchecks.io/docs/self\_hosted/](https://healthchecks.io/docs/self_hosted/).

Recommended memory: about 256 MiB.

## Services, ports and volumes

| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
| - | - | - | - |
| `db` | `postgres:16-alpine` | none | `healthchecks_db_data -> /var/lib/postgresql/data` |
| `healthchecks` | `healthchecks/healthchecks:v4.2` | 8000 | none |

## Environment variables

| Service | Variable | Value |
| - | - | - |
| `db` | `POSTGRES_DB` | Preset in the template |
| `db` | `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` | Generated at deploy |
| `db` | `POSTGRES_USER` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `ALLOWED_HOSTS` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `DB` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `DB_HOST` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `DB_NAME` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `DB_PASSWORD` | Generated at deploy |
| `healthchecks` | `DB_USER` | Preset in the template |
| `healthchecks` | `SECRET_KEY` | Generated at deploy |

Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

## Deploy Healthchecks with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open **Apps**, choose **New app**, then **Browse templates**, and select Healthchecks. Review the Compose body and deploy.

With the CLI:

```bash theme={"dark"}
levelrail-cli templates deploy healthchecks --name my-healthchecks
```

See the [service template catalog](/templates-and-registry) for how templates work, and [Getting started](/getting-started) if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

## More Monitoring templates

* [Beszel](/self-host/beszel)
* [Bugsink](/self-host/bugsink)
* [Changedetection.io](/self-host/changedetection)
* [Checkmate](/self-host/checkmate)
* [Diun](/self-host/diun)

All templates are listed in the [self-host gallery](/self-host).


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