Website Monitor
Monitoring & Alerts
Monitor your website 24/7 with automated uptime checks, performance tracking, and instant downtime alerts. Never miss an outage.
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What is Website Monitoring?
Website monitoring (also called uptime monitoring) is the process of continuously checking if your website is accessible, responding correctly, and performing well. Our monitoring system sends requests to your website at regular intervals and analyzes the responses.
When issues are detected—such as downtime, slow response times, or errors—the system immediately sends alerts so you can take action before significant damage occurs to your business.
How It Works
- 1. Monitoring worker sends HTTP request to your website every 5 minutes
- 2. Measures response time and checks HTTP status code
- 3. Logs all data (uptime, downtime, response times)
- 4. If site is down (timeout or error), sends instant email alert
- 5. Continues monitoring and alerts when site is back up
- 6. Generates uptime reports and performance analytics
Why Monitor Your Website?
Prevent Revenue Loss
Every minute of downtime costs money. E-commerce sites can lose thousands of dollars per hour. Instant alerts minimize downtime duration.
Protect Your Reputation
Customers lose trust in unreliable websites. 24/7 monitoring ensures you know about issues before your customers complain on social media.
Meet SLA Requirements
Many businesses have contractual uptime guarantees (99.9% SLA). Monitoring provides proof of uptime for compliance and reporting.
Identify Performance Issues
Track response times to detect gradual slowdowns before they become critical. Proactively optimize performance.
Sleep Better at Night
No need to manually check if your site is up. Our system watches 24/7 and only alerts you when action is needed.
Key Features
5-Minute Check Intervals
Monitors your website every 5 minutes (288 checks per day). Detects issues within minutes of occurrence.
Instant Email Alerts
Receive immediate email notifications when your site goes down or comes back online. Multiple email addresses supported.
Response Time Tracking
Measures and logs how long your website takes to respond. View average, minimum, and maximum response times.
Uptime Percentage
Calculate uptime percentage over different periods (daily, weekly, monthly). Meet SLA targets and identify patterns.
Status History
View complete history of all checks, downtimes, and status changes. Analyze incident patterns and trends.
Multiple Monitors
Monitor multiple websites from a single dashboard. Perfect for agencies managing client sites or businesses with multiple properties.
How to Use Website Monitor
Create an Account
Sign up for a free account to access the monitoring dashboard. No credit card required.
Create AccountAdd Your Website
Click "Add New Monitor" and provide:
- • Website Name: Friendly name for the monitor
- • URL: Full website URL (e.g., https://example.com)
- • Alert Email: Where to send downtime notifications
- • Check Interval: 5 minutes (default)
Monitor Starts Immediately
Monitoring begins as soon as you add the site. First check happens within 5 minutes.
The dashboard shows real-time status with green (up) or red (down) indicators.
Review Analytics
Click on any monitor to view detailed statistics:
- ✓ Current status (up/down)
- ✓ Uptime percentage (last 30 days)
- ✓ Average response time
- ✓ Recent check history
- ✓ Downtime incidents with duration
- ✓ Performance trends over time
Receive Alerts
When downtime is detected, you'll receive an email alert containing:
- • Website name and URL
- • Timestamp of failure
- • Error details (timeout, status code, etc.)
- • Link to detailed report
You'll also receive a "back online" notification when service is restored.
Start MonitoringMetrics Explained
Uptime Percentage
The percentage of time your website was accessible and responding correctly.
• 99.9%+ - Excellent (industry standard)
• 99.0-99.8% - Good
• 95.0-98.9% - Needs improvement
• <95% - Critical issues
Formula: (Total checks - Failed checks) / Total checks × 100
Response Time
How long it takes your server to respond to a request (measured in milliseconds).
• <200ms - Excellent
• 200-500ms - Good
• 500-1000ms - Acceptable
• 1000-3000ms - Slow (optimize)
• >3000ms - Very slow (critical)
Downtime Duration
Total time your website was unavailable during an incident.
Calculated from first failed check to first successful check after restoration.
Status Codes
HTTP response codes indicating the result of each check:
• 200 OK - Website is up and responding
• 500-599 - Server errors
• Timeout - Server didn't respond in time
• 301/302 - Redirects (normal for some sites)
Best Practices
Monitor Critical Pages
Don't just monitor your homepage. Set up separate monitors for critical pages like checkout, login, API endpoints, and databases.
Configure Multiple Alert Contacts
Add team email addresses and on-call engineers to ensure alerts reach someone who can respond quickly, even during off-hours.
Review Reports Regularly
Check monthly uptime reports to identify patterns. Recurring downtime at specific times may indicate backup jobs, traffic spikes, or scheduled tasks causing issues.
Set Performance Baselines
Know your normal response times. If average response time increases by 50%, investigate even if the site is still "up."
Test Alert System
Periodically verify alerts are working by temporarily pausing your site or testing with a wrong URL. Ensure emails aren't going to spam.
Document Incident Response
Create a runbook for common downtime scenarios. What to check first, who to contact, how to failover to backup systems, etc.
Common Monitoring Scenarios
E-commerce Sites
Monitor homepage, product pages, checkout process, and payment gateway. Set up alerts to multiple team members. Every minute of downtime = lost sales.
SaaS Applications
Monitor login pages, API endpoints, and critical user workflows. Track response times to ensure performance meets SLA commitments.
Blogs & Content Sites
Monitor main domain and CDN endpoints. Check that RSS feeds and popular articles are accessible. Track response times to maintain SEO rankings.
Agency Client Sites
Monitor all client websites from one dashboard. Set unique alert emails per client. Generate uptime reports for monthly client reviews.