Uptime Monitoring FAQ: Common Questions, Terms, and Solutions Explained Simply
Uptime monitoring can be confusing for beginners. This FAQ addresses common questions and demystifies technical terms.
1. What is Uptime?
Uptime is the percentage of time your website or service is available. 100% uptime = no downtime, 99.9% uptime = ~43 minutes downtime per month.
2. What Are HTTP, TCP, and Ping Checks?
- HTTP: Verifies your web server responds correctly.
- TCP/Port: Checks specific services (like databases or APIs).
- Ping/ICMP: Confirms the server is reachable over the network.
3. Why Monitor from Multiple Locations?
Multi-location monitoring helps detect regional outages or ISP-specific issues.
4. How Often Should I Check?
Critical services: every 1–5 minutes. Less critical: 10–30 minutes may be enough. UptyBots allows flexible intervals.
5. What If My Alerts Are Too Frequent?
Adjust thresholds, retries, and consecutive failure limits to avoid alert fatigue.
6. Can I Track SSL Expiration and Domain Expiry?
Yes. UptyBots sends timely alerts before certificates or domains expire.
7. Notification Channels
- Telegram
- Webhooks for integrations
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