The short version
A long-running monitoring service moved to self-hosted object storage to keep infrastructure simple.
From the HackerLinks archive
Healthchecks.io
A long-running monitoring service moved to self-hosted object storage to keep infrastructure simple.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-04-17
Last seen:2026-04-17
Times seen:1
Website:blog.healthchecks.io
Why it caught our attention
The discussion highlighted a pragmatic, low-drama backend choice that other self-hosters can copy.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-04-17
Editorial paraphrase
Users called Healthchecks.io fantastic, praised the one-person two-drive rsync setup, and pointed to Garage and Versity S3 as viable self-hosted storage options.
Original threadHealthchecks.io now uses self-hosted object storage
Also surfaced in this discussion
Garage
Healthchecks.io now uses self-hosted object storage
2026-04-17