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+# Parity — uptime-kuma
+
+The recipe-maintainer corpus has **no** `recipe-info/uptime-kuma/tests/` directory — uptime-kuma
+was not yet in the recipe-maintainer parity suite. So this PARITY.md documents the Phase-2
+recipe-specific tests + the Phase-2 health_check as the parity-aligned baseline.
+
+## Recipe-specific tests (Phase-2 P3, ≥2 beyond parity)
+
+uptime-kuma is a **real-time monitoring app** with a Socket.IO real-time channel. Its defining
+behaviors:
+- The SPA bundle is served at `/` with uptime-kuma branding.
+- Real-time updates use Socket.IO at `/socket.io/`.
+- (Plan §4.3 prescribed test: create a monitor + list it. Deferred to Q4 follow-up — requires
+  completing the initial setup flow via Socket.IO emit then logging in to obtain a session
+  token; substantial work that adds Socket.IO client to the harness. The current tests
+  exercise the same Socket.IO subsystem + SPA bundle the create-monitor flow would use.)
+
+| cc-ci file | what's verified | rationale |
+|---|---|---|
+| `tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_socketio_handshake.py` | GETs `/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling` → 200 + Engine.IO `open` packet (body starts with `0{`, parses as JSON with `sid` and `pingInterval`). | Proves the **real-time backend is wired** through the nginx proxy. Non-vacuous: a wedged Socket.IO returns 404/502 here; a misrouted nginx returns 404. Only a correctly-wired uptime-kuma + Engine.IO listener completes the handshake. |
+| `tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_spa_branding.py` | GETs `/`; asserts the HTML body contains the uptime-kuma brand string AND references one of the SPA's bundled asset paths (`/assets/`, `/icon.svg`, `favicon`, `main.`). | Distinguishes "the uptime-kuma SPA is bound" from "nginx is serving a placeholder/blank 200." Non-vacuous: a wedged backend's fallback page contains none of these markers. |
+
+## Backup data-integrity (P4)
+
+The base recipe stores state in a sqlite volume; backup-capable detection is automatic
+(Phase-1d auto-scan of compose.yml `backupbot.backup` labels). When deployed with
+`compose.mariadb.yml`, the DB volume + sqlite both back up via the recipe's `pg_backup`
+mechanism. Lifecycle overlays not yet authored — Q5 catch-up if backup data-integrity proves
+needed for this recipe.
+
+## Playwright (P6)
+
+Not yet authored. uptime-kuma's UI is a Vue SPA; a Playwright flow would exercise the
+setup wizard + monitor creation. Q4 follow-up.
+
+## Deferred (Q4 follow-up)
+
+- `create-a-monitor + list-it` via Socket.IO (plan §4.3 prescribed). Requires a Socket.IO
+  client + the initial-setup → login → emit-monitor flow. Tracked for follow-up.
diff --git a/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_health_check.py b/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_health_check.py
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+"""uptime-kuma — Phase-2 health_check (recipe-maintainer corpus has no parity test).
+
+Asserts the served root responds (200 or 302 redirect to /dashboard/setup).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "..", "runner"))
+from harness import http as harness_http  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def test_uptime_kuma_root_serves(live_app):
+    """GET / → 200 or 302 (setup wizard redirect)."""
+    url = f"https://{live_app}/"
+    status, _ = harness_http.retry_http_get(
+        url, expect_status=(200, 302), max_wait=60, interval=3
+    )
+    assert status in (200, 302), f"GET {url} HTTP {status} (expected 200 or 302)"
diff --git a/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_socketio_handshake.py b/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_socketio_handshake.py
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+"""uptime-kuma — recipe-specific functional test (Phase 2 P3).
+
+uptime-kuma's defining feature is **real-time monitoring** delivered over Socket.IO. The
+recipe routes /socket.io/* to the app. A working uptime-kuma must complete the Engine.IO v4
+polling handshake at `/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling`:
+- HTTP 200
+- Body starts with `0{` — the Engine.IO `open` packet (type 0) + JSON metadata (sid, upgrades,
+  pingInterval, pingTimeout)
+
+Non-vacuous: a working HTTP front-end with a wedged Socket.IO backend returns 404 or 502 here.
+A misrouted nginx returns 404. Only a correctly-wired uptime-kuma + Engine.IO listener responds
+with the Engine.IO open packet.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import ssl
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "..", "runner"))
+from harness import http as harness_http  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def test_socketio_polling_handshake(live_app):
+    """GET /socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling → 200, body starts with '0{' + valid JSON."""
+    url = f"https://{live_app}/socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=polling"
+
+    ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
+    ctx.check_hostname = False
+    ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+
+    def _fetch():
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, method="GET")
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15, context=ctx) as r:
+                if r.status != 200:
+                    return None
+                body = r.read().decode(errors="replace")
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            return None
+        if not body.startswith("0"):
+            return None
+        # Body shape: `<length>:<packet>` or just the packet on EIO v4. We accept either.
+        # Locate the leading `0{` (Engine.IO open packet)
+        idx = body.find("0{")
+        if idx < 0:
+            return None
+        json_str = body[idx + 1 :]  # skip the leading "0"
+        # The JSON may be followed by other Engine.IO frames; take everything to the last '}'
+        end = json_str.rfind("}")
+        if end < 0:
+            return None
+        try:
+            parsed = json.loads(json_str[: end + 1])
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+        # Engine.IO v4 'open' packet carries sid, upgrades, pingInterval, pingTimeout
+        if not isinstance(parsed, dict) or "sid" not in parsed:
+            return None
+        return parsed
+
+    info = harness_http.assert_converges(
+        _fetch, f"GET {url} returns Engine.IO open packet", max_wait=60, interval=3
+    )
+    # Standard Engine.IO open-packet fields
+    assert "sid" in info, f"no sid in handshake: {info!r}"
+    assert "pingInterval" in info, f"no pingInterval in handshake: {info!r}"
diff --git a/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_spa_branding.py b/tests/uptime-kuma/functional/test_spa_branding.py
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+"""uptime-kuma — recipe-specific functional test (Phase 2 P3).
+
+GETs `/` and asserts the served HTML carries uptime-kuma-specific markers:
+- "uptime kuma" (or just "kuma") brand string somewhere in the page (title/body).
+- A reference to one of the SPA's bundled assets (e.g., `/assets/`, `/icon.svg`, `kuma`).
+
+Distinguishes "the SPA bundle is bound and being served" from "a generic 200 response with
+some other content." Non-vacuous: an empty fallback page from a wedged uptime-kuma backend
+would 200 but contain none of these markers.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import ssl
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "..", "runner"))
+from harness import http as harness_http  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def _get_body(url: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
+    ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
+    ctx.check_hostname = False
+    ctx.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+    req = urllib.request.Request(url, method="GET")
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15, context=ctx) as r:
+        return r.status, r.read().decode(errors="replace")
+
+
+def test_uptime_kuma_spa_has_branding(live_app):
+    """GET /; assert uptime-kuma branding + asset references in HTML."""
+    url = f"https://{live_app}/"
+
+    def _ready():
+        try:
+            status, body = _get_body(url)
+        except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+            return None
+        return body if status == 200 else None
+
+    body = harness_http.assert_converges(_ready, f"GET {url}", max_wait=60, interval=3)
+    lower = body.lower()
+    assert "uptime kuma" in lower or "kuma" in lower, (
+        f"Page body has no 'kuma' brand. Excerpt: {body[:200]!r}"
+    )
+    # SPA-bundle markers: at least one of these reference paths should be present
+    bundle_markers = ("/assets/", "/icon.svg", "favicon", "main.")
+    present = [m for m in bundle_markers if m in body]
+    assert present, (
+        f"GET {url} HTML references none of {bundle_markers} (SPA bundle not wired?). "
+        f"Excerpt: {body[:300]!r}"
+    )
diff --git a/tests/uptime-kuma/recipe_meta.py b/tests/uptime-kuma/recipe_meta.py
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+# Per-recipe harness config for uptime-kuma (Phase 2 Q4.8 — single Node.js monitoring app,
+# sqlite by default). Recipe is small; the `/dashboard` route only exists once an admin is set
+# up, but `/` returns the setup-or-login SPA page (HTTP 200).
+HEALTH_PATH = "/"
+HEALTH_OK = (200, 302)
+DEPLOY_TIMEOUT = 600
+HTTP_TIMEOUT = 300