UPTIME MONITORING GUIDE
How to Monitor Website Uptime
Effective website monitoring starts with the right URLs and a response plan. Monitoring every page creates noise; monitoring only the homepage can miss important failures.
Choose customer-critical URLs
Start with the homepage, then add login, checkout, booking, API, or other paths that represent core customer actions. Use safe GET requests that do not create or modify data.
Set a useful interval
One-minute checks reduce detection time for important services. Longer intervals are reasonable for low-impact sites, but they increase the time before an outage is discovered.
Plan the alert response
Send alerts to an inbox that is actively monitored. Document who checks hosting, DNS, certificates, recent deployments, and third-party status pages when downtime is confirmed.
Key takeaways
- ✓Prioritize a few meaningful URLs.
- ✓Match the check interval to business impact.
- ✓Make every alert actionable.
Continue learning
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