Creating a new monitor

Creating a new monitor involves a few steps, mentioned below.

General settings

  • URL to monitor: Enter the full URL of the website or service you want to monitor.

  • Display name: Optionally, provide a custom name for your monitor. This helps identify it easily in your dashboard.

Checks to perform

  • Website monitoring: This option uses HTTP(s) to monitor your website or API endpoint. You can choose between HTTPS and HTTP protocols.

  • Ping monitoring: Checks whether your server is available. This option is currently unselected.

  • Docker monitoring: Checks whether a Docker container is running

Incident notifications

When there's a new incident, you can choose how to be notified:

  • Notify via SMS (coming soon)

  • Notify via email (to the email address you logged in with)

  • Notify via email to multiple addresses (coming soon)

Advanced settings

  • Check frequency: Set how often the system should check your monitor. The current setting is 1 minute.

After configuring all settings, click the "Create monitor" button at the bottom right to set up your new monitor.

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