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• 22+ active contributors
• MIT licensed
• Tests present
• ⚠ Stale — last commit 3y ago
• ⚠ Concentrated ownership — top contributor handles 51% of recent commits
• ⚠ No CI workflows detected

_{Maintenance signals: commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests}

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Staytus is a Ruby on Rails–based status page platform that lets organizations publish real-time service status, incidents, and maintenance windows to customers. It provides a beautiful public-facing status dashboard and a complete admin interface for managing services, issues, subscribers, and email notifications—solving the problem of communicating outages and system health across 24/7 operations. Monolithic Rails application: app/assets/ contains Haml views and SCSS stylesheets for the public and admin interfaces; api/ contains RESTful API controllers and response structures (issues, services, subscribers); core business logic lives in app/ with models and controllers; config/ manages database and environment setup.

DevOps engineers, SREs, and operations teams at organizations running customer-facing services who need to transparently communicate service health and incidents without building a status page from scratch.

Moderately mature but showing signs of maintenance burden: the maintainer (adamcooke) explicitly closed all GitHub issues due to neglect and is just now resuming work on containerization and Docker deployment (see ROADMAP.md and README). The codebase is production-ready with a working demo at demo.staytus.co, but recent commit activity is unclear from the file list alone.

Single-maintainer project with acknowledged periods of low attention; GitHub issues were mass-closed, suggesting backlog management challenges. Depends on MySQL, Ruby 2.3+, and Bundler with no visible CI/test coverage in the file structure (no spec/ or test/ directories listed). Docker support is still in development, and the project requires manual server installation which the maintainer identifies as a pain point.

The maintainer is prioritizing containerization and Kubernetes deployment support (per ROADMAP.md and future plans in README) to reduce friction from manual server setup. Docker support appears in progress (Dockerfile and DOCKER_README.md present). GitHub issues are closed pending review; the project is transitioning from maintenance mode back to active development.

git clone https://github.com/adamcooke/staytus && cd staytus && git checkout stable && bundle install --deployment --without development:test && cp config/database.example.yml config/database.yml && nano config/database.yml && bundle exec rake staytus:build staytus:install && procodile start --foreground

Daily commands: procdile start --foreground (from Procfile); Rake tasks staytus:build and staytus:install handle initial setup; runs on HTTP port 5000 by default.

• app/controllers/application_controller.rb — Base controller for all Rails controllers; defines authentication, authorization, and shared request handling logic.
• app/models/site.rb — Core Site model representing the status page instance; central to all domain logic and configuration.
• Gemfile — Ruby dependencies declaration; essential for understanding framework versions (Rails), database drivers, and third-party integrations.
• config/routes.rb — Rails routing configuration defining all API and admin endpoints; prerequisite for understanding request handling.
• app/models/issue.rb — Core Issue model representing service incidents; primary domain entity with associations to services and updates.
• api/authenticator.rb — API authentication logic for token-based access; critical for understanding API security model.
• app/controllers/pages_controller.rb — Public-facing status page controller; entry point for end-user facing status page rendering.

• Pages Controller & Public Views (Rails Controller, ERB views, SCSS) — Renders the customer-facing status page with service status and incident timeline.
  • Failure mode: Database unavailable → generic error page; missing services show as 'unknown'.
• Admin Controllers & Dashboard (Rails Admin Controllers, Authentication middleware) — Manages CRUD operations for services, issues, users, settings, and email templates.
  • Failure mode: Authentication failure → 401/403; database unavailable → 500 with error message.
• REST API Controllers & Authenticator —

Add a New Admin Page/Feature

1. Create a new controller in app/controllers/admin/ inheriting from admin/base_controller.rb (app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb)
2. Add corresponding routes in config/routes.rb under the admin namespace (config/routes.rb)
3. Create views in app/views/admin/{resource}/ following existing naming patterns (app/views/admin)
4. Add navigation link in the admin sidebar template (app/views/admin/shared/_sidebar.html.erb)

Add a New REST API Endpoint

1. Create a new controller in api/controllers/{resource}_api_controller.rb (api/controllers/services_api_controller.rb)
2. Add API routes in config/routes.rb under the /api namespace (config/routes.rb)
3. Create a structure file in api/structures/ for JSON serialization (api/structures/service_api_structure.rb)
4. Implement token authentication via api/authenticator.rb in the controller (api/authenticator.rb)

Add a New Domain Model/Service Entity

1. Create model file in app/models/ with ActiveRecord associations (app/models/service.rb)
2. Create a migration to add the corresponding database table (db/migrate)
3. Create admin CRUD controller in app/controllers/admin/{resource}_controller.rb (app/controllers/admin/services_controller.rb)
4. Create views for index, show, new, and edit in app/views/admin/{resource}/ (app/views/admin)

Add Email Notification/Template

1. Create or edit email template in app/views/mailers/ or via EmailTemplate model (app/models/email_template.rb)
2. Create mailer class in app/mailers/ with action method (app/mailers)
3. Trigger email from relevant model callback or controller action (app/models/issue.rb)
4. Manage templates via admin interface app/controllers/admin/email_templates_controller.rb (app/controllers/admin/email_templates_controller.rb)

• Ruby on Rails — Rapid development of admin interfaces and REST APIs with convention-over-configuration; built-in ORM, routing, and view templating.
• PostgreSQL/SQLite — Reliable relational database for services, issues, users, and historical data; supports complex queries and transactions.
• Docker — Containerization for consistent deployment across environments (local, staging, production) and Kubernetes orchestration.
• SCSS — Maintainable styling for admin and public interfaces with variables and mixins; compiles to CSS.

• Token-based REST API instead of OAuth 2.0

  • Why: Simpler implementation and lower operational overhead for a self-hosted status page solution.
  • Consequence: Less secure for high-security scenarios; tokens must be stored securely by clients.

• Synchronous email delivery via ActionMailer instead of async queue (Sidekiq/Resque)

  • Why: Simpler deployment and fewer moving parts for small to medium deployments.
  • Consequence: Email delivery delays if SMTP server is slow; potential request timeouts under high incident load.

• Single-instance Rails app rather than microservices

  • Why: Lower complexity, easier to understand and deploy; sufficient for typical status page workload.
  • Consequence: Vertical scaling limits; database becomes bottleneck at very high traffic or admin concurrency.

• Public and admin UI in same Rails app

  • Why: Reduced deployment complexity and shared authentication/models.
  • Consequence: Admin and public code paths mixed; harder to secure admin routes if bugs exist.

• Not a real-time monitoring tool; does not actively ping services to detect outages (relies on manual incident creation).
• Not a full-featured incident management platform; lacks post-mortem, runbook, or automation workflows.
• Not horizontally scalable without additional infrastructure (Redis, load balancer); designed for single-instance deployment.
• Does not provide multi-tenancy; each instance is single-tenant per deployment.

MySQL database must exist and be configured in config/database.yml before rake tasks run; Ruby 2.3+ required but no .ruby-version file visible (specify explicitly); Bundler with --deployment flag locks gems—don't skip this in production; Procodile is a custom process manager (not foreman/puma-dev), so development workflow differs from standard Rails; no visible test suite means changes lack automated safety net; email sending requires SMTP configuration (not shown in file list, likely in environment variables or config/initializers/).

• Status Page Pattern — Core business logic: separating public status communication from internal incident tracking is a key architectural decision in Staytus; critical to understand why Services, Issues, and Subscribers are separate entities.
• API Versioning via Structures — Staytus uses api/structures/ to decouple API responses from domain models (services vs. service_api_structure); allows safe schema evolution without breaking client integrations.
• Server-Sent Events (SSE) / Real-time Notifications — Status pages require live updates without polling; Staytus likely uses WebSockets or SSE for real-time incident propagation to connected subscribers—check app/assets/javascripts/admin.coffee.
• SMTP Email Template Rendering — Email notifications to subscribers require safe template rendering without code injection; ActionMailer uses ERB/HAML; understand how Staytus sanitizes and personalizes incident emails.
• Rails Asset Pipeline (Sprockets) — SCSS compilation, CoffeeScript transpilation, and image optimization happen via app/assets/config/manifest.js; critical for modifying styles or frontend behavior.
• Containerization & Multi-stage Docker Builds — Dockerfile is central to the project's future (per ROADMAP); understanding how to layer Ruby dependencies, assets, and secrets is essential for the containerization work now in progress.
• Process Supervision (Procdile) — Staytus uses Procdile instead of Systemd or Kubernetes; Procfile and Procfile.options define worker processes, web server, and background jobs—understanding this is key to deployment and debugging.

• statuspage/statuspage — Direct commercial competitor providing SaaS status pages; Staytus exists as the self-hosted open-source alternative.
• monicahq/monica — Similar Rails monolith with rich admin UI and multi-tenant design; shares architectural patterns for managing complex data relationships.
• discourse/discourse — Large, mature Ruby on Rails application with sophisticated admin dashboard and real-time updates; exemplar of scaling and maintaining a Rails platform.
• hashicorp/vagrant — Uses Procdile for local development process management; reference for how to structure Procfile and manage multiple services locally.
• kubernetes/kubernetes — Staytus explicitly aims to support Kubernetes deployment (per ROADMAP); understanding K8s manifests and Helm charts will inform Docker containerization work.

To work on one of these in Claude Code or Cursor, paste: Implement the "<title>" PR idea from CLAUDE.md, working through the checklist as the task list.

Add comprehensive test suite for API controllers and authenticator

The repo contains multiple API controllers (issues_api_controller.rb, services_api_controller.rb, subscribers_api_controller.rb) and an authenticator (api/authenticator.rb) but no visible test files in the file structure. This is critical for an open-source API-driven application to ensure reliability and prevent regressions. New contributors could add RSpec tests covering authentication flows, CRUD operations, and edge cases.

• [ ] Create spec/api/authenticator_spec.rb with tests for token validation and authentication failures
• [ ] Create spec/api/controllers/services_api_controller_spec.rb with CRUD operation tests
• [ ] Create spec/api/controllers/issues_api_controller_spec.rb testing issue creation, updates, and listing
• [ ] Create spec/api/structures/ directory with tests for API response structures (issue_api_structure, service_api_structure, etc.)
• [ ] Add spec_helper.rb or rails_helper.rb configuration if missing

Implement GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow for automated testing and Docker builds

The repo has a Dockerfile and emphasizes Docker deployment in the README, but there's no visible CI/CD workflow file (.github/workflows/). This is essential for catching breaking changes, ensuring code quality, and automating Docker image builds. A contributor could create a workflow that runs tests, lints code, and optionally publishes Docker images on releases.

• [ ] Create .github/workflows/test.yml to run RSpec tests on PR/push to main branches
• [ ] Add Ruby linting step (RuboCop) to catch style violations early
• [ ] Create .github/workflows/docker-build.yml to build and optionally push Docker images to a registry on releases
• [ ] Add status badges to README.md linking to workflow results

Add missing API documentation for public endpoints in README or dedicated API_DOCS.md

The file structure shows extensive API controllers and structures (issue_api_structure.rb, service_api_structure.rb, subscriber_structure.rb) but the README snippet cuts off and provides no API documentation. External developers and contributors need clear documentation of available endpoints, request/response formats, and authentication requirements. This would improve discoverability and ease integration.

• [ ] Create docs/API.md documenting all endpoints in api/controllers/ with HTTP methods, parameters, and example responses
• [ ] Document the authentication mechanism used by api/authenticator.rb with example token usage
• [ ] Add request/response examples for each API structure file (issue_api_structure.rb, service_api_structure.rb, etc.)
• [ ] Link the API documentation from the main README.md in a new 'API' section

• Add RSpec test suite to api/controllers/ and api/structures/ (currently no test/ directory visible); start with integration specs for IssuesApiController endpoints to ensure API contracts don't break.
• Document the email template system: email_templates references appear in code but template files aren't listed; create app/views/mailer/ directory structure and add examples to DOCKER_README.md for operators.
• Create GitHub Actions or GitLab CI configuration (.github/workflows/test.yml) to run tests and lint on PRs—addresses the lack of visible CI for a production status page tool.

• Critical · Hardcoded MySQL Root Password in Dockerfile — Dockerfile (lines with debconf-set-selections). The Dockerfile sets a hardcoded temporary MySQL root password 'temp-password' via debconf-set-selections. This password is baked into the Docker image and visible in image history, creating a significant security risk. An attacker with access to the image can easily extract this credential. Fix: Remove hardcoded passwords from Dockerfile. Instead: 1) Use Docker secrets or environment variables passed at runtime, 2) Generate random passwords during container initialization, 3) Implement docker-start.sh to securely set passwords during first run, 4) Use Docker BuildKit secrets for sensitive build-time data.
• High · Missing Input Validation and Potential SQL Injection — api/controllers/, app/controllers/admin/, app/models/. The codebase contains multiple API controllers and admin controllers that handle user input (issues_api_controller.rb, services_api_controller.rb, issues_controller.rb, etc.) without visible input validation or parameterized query patterns shown. Rails models lack visible validation specifications, increasing SQL injection risk if raw SQL or improper ORM usage is present. Fix: 1) Implement strong input validation using Rails validators on all models, 2) Use parameterized queries exclusively (Rails ORM does this by default, verify no raw SQL), 3) Add whitelist validation for all user inputs, 4) Implement rate limiting on API endpoints, 5) Add request size limits.
• High · Missing CSRF Protection Configuration — app/controllers/application_controller.rb, app/controllers/admin/. The ApplicationController file is present but without visibility into CSRF token configuration. Admin controllers handling state changes (issues_controller.rb, services_controller.rb) may be vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks if CSRF protection is not properly configured. Fix: 1) Ensure 'protect_from_forgery' is enabled in ApplicationController with 'with: :exception', 2) Verify all state-changing operations (POST, PUT, DELETE) require CSRF tokens, 3) Review API authenticator.rb to ensure API endpoints use proper token-based auth instead of session cookies.
• High · Exposed Docker Port Without Authentication Enforcement — Dockerfile (EXPOSE 5000). Port 5000 is exposed in the Dockerfile without documented authentication requirements. The application should enforce authentication on all endpoints, particularly admin endpoints, but this is not explicitly verified in the provided structure. Fix: 1) Implement mandatory authentication on all admin endpoints, 2) Use environment variables to configure allowed access patterns, 3) Deploy behind a reverse proxy with authentication/authorization checks, 4) Document security requirements for production deployment, 5) Consider changing default port and requiring explicit configuration.
• High · Potential XSS Vulnerabilities in Templates — app/views/ (not shown), api/structures/. The codebase contains Rails views and admin interface with user-controlled content (issues, services, status updates) without visible HTML escaping patterns. Views rendering user input from issues_api_structure.rb, service_api_structure.rb, and admin forms may be vulnerable to stored/reflected XSS. Fix: 1) Ensure all user input in ERB/HAML templates uses <%= %> (auto-escaped) not <%== %>, 2) Use Rails' sanitize() helper for rich text content, 3) Implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers, 4) Add XSS protection headers (X-XSS-Protection, X-Content-Type-Options), 5) Validate and sanitize all API response structures.
• Medium · Dependency Management Without Visible Lock File Analysis — Gemfile, Gemfile.lock. While Gemfile.lock exists, the dependency content is not provided for analysis. Rails applications have a history of vulnerable gems. Without seeing the specific versions, potential vulnerabilities in outdated dependencies cannot be verified. Fix: 1) Run 'bundle audit' regularly to identify vulnerable gems, 2) Keep all dependencies updated to latest secure versions, 3) Review Gemfile.lock for outdated packages, 4) Implement automated dependency scanning in CI/CD, 5) Use tools like Dependabot or Snyk for continuous monitoring.
• Medium · Missing Security Headers Configuration — undefined. No visible security headers configuration in ApplicationController or middleware. Headers like X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type- Fix: undefined

LLM-derived; treat as a starting point, not a security audit.

• Open issues — current backlog
• Recent PRs — what's actively shipping
• Source on GitHub

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