How to Set Up a Public Status Page for Your Website
Give your customers real-time visibility into your site’s uptime—and reduce “is it down?” support tickets.
When your website goes down, your inbox fills up. “Is your site working?” “I can’t access my account.” “Is there an outage?”
Meanwhile, you’re scrambling to fix the problem while also answering the same question fifty times.
A public status page solves this. It gives your customers a single URL they can check to see if your site is up, whether there’s a known issue, and your uptime history. No more repetitive support tickets. No more uncertainty.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to set up a status page in just a few minutes.
What is a Public Status Page?
A public status page is a dedicated webpage that shows the current operational status of your website or service. It’s typically hosted on a separate URL (like status.yoursite.com or a shareable link) so it stays accessible even if your main site is down.
You’ve probably seen status pages from companies like GitHub, Slack, and AWS. They show real-time status indicators, uptime history, and sometimes incident updates.
The good news: you don’t need to be a large tech company to have one. Modern monitoring tools make it easy to generate status pages automatically from your existing uptime data.
Why You Need a Status Page
Transparency
Show customers you’re monitoring your own site and take reliability seriously.
Fewer Support Tickets
Customers can self-serve by checking status instead of emailing you.
Professional Credibility
Status pages signal maturity—you’re running a serious operation.
For SaaS companies and online businesses, a status page is especially valuable. It’s often the first place customers check when something seems wrong, and it can prevent a flood of support requests during an outage.
How to Set Up a Status Page with SiteRooster
Here’s how to create a public status page in just a few minutes:
Add your website to SiteRooster
First, add the site you want to create a status page for. SiteRooster will immediately start monitoring uptime, response times, SSL certificate status, and domain expiration.
This monitoring data is what powers your status page.
Enable sharing for the site
In your site’s settings, enable the “Share” option. This generates a unique, public URL for your status page.
The URL uses a secure token—your internal site ID is never exposed.
Copy and share your status page URL
Once sharing is enabled, you’ll get a URL like: siterooster.com/status/abc123xyz
Share this link in your documentation, footer, support pages, or anywhere customers might look during an outage.
Optionally set up a custom subdomain
For a more professional look, you can point a subdomain like status.yoursite.com to your status page using a simple DNS redirect.
This makes it easier for customers to remember and looks more integrated with your brand.
Tip: Link to your status page proactively
Add the status page link to your support documentation, footer, and auto-replies. When customers know where to check, they’ll use it.
What Your Status Page Shows
SiteRooster status pages display key information at a glance:
Current Status
A clear indicator showing whether your site is currently up, experiencing issues, or down.
Uptime History
A visual timeline showing uptime over the past 30 days, so customers can see your reliability track record.
Response Time
Average response time metrics showing how fast your site is performing.
SSL Certificate Status
Shows whether your SSL certificate is valid and when it expires.
Domain Expiration
Displays when your domain is set to expire (so you never forget to renew).
Example Status Page
What your customers will see
Pricing
Public status pages are available on SiteRooster’s paid plans, starting at $9/month.
What’s included in paid plans
All paid plans include public status pages, plus email notifications, faster check intervals (1-minute vs 5-minute), and more monitored sites. The Small plan at $9/month includes 5 sites, while Medium ($29/month) includes 10 sites with SMS alerts.
You can start with the free plan to try out the monitoring features, then upgrade when you’re ready to share your status page publicly.
Build Trust With Transparency
A status page isn’t just a technical tool—it’s a communication channel. It tells your customers: “We’re monitoring this. We know when there’s a problem. And we’re keeping you informed.”
That kind of transparency builds trust, especially when things go wrong. Instead of silence and uncertainty, your customers get clarity.
Set up a status page once, and it works for you forever—automatically updated, always available, one less thing to manage during an outage.
Create Your Status Page
Start monitoring your site and share a public status page with your customers. Plans start at $9/month.
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