Better Uptime
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Monitoring
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Working with monitors
Customizing monitors
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On-call scheduling and alering
Creating on-call rotation schedules
How on-call schedules work
Escalation policies
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Creating incidents manually
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Status pages
Custom sub-domain: status.yourdomain.com
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Customizing status pages
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Team management
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API
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Monitors API
Escalation Policies API
Monitor Groups API
Heartbeats API
Heartbeat Groups API
Incidents API
Status Pages API
Status Page Sections API
Status Page Resources API
Status Page Reports API
Status Page Report Updates API
Metadata API
On-call Calendar API
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Getting started
Configure uptime monitoring, on-call schedules, an incident management dashboard, and a status page in just a few minutes.
Need help? Let us know!
Use the in-app chat to text us or send us an email at
[email protected]
and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Create your first monitor
We will set up a monitor that checks
facebook.com
every 30 seconds.
If it goes down, Better Uptime will call us, send an SMS, and an e-mail.
1.
Go to
Monitors
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Create monitor
2.
Enter your website's
URL to monitor
(eg.
https://facebook.com
)
3.
Tick the Call, Send SMS, and Send e-mail
boxes
4.
Click
Advanced settings
and change the
Check frequency
to 30 seconds (available on premium plans only)
5.
Click the
Create monitor
button
6.
Done! Better Uptime now checks
https://facebook.com
every 30 seconds and alerts you via a call, SMS, and email if it goes down.
Example monitor configuration
Tip: You can tweak the monitor settings to look for a specific keyword on a website or create a PING monitor for your server.
Next steps
Learn more about
Monitors
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Start monitoring your CRON jobs using
Heartbeats
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Create a branded
Status page
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Invite team members and set up
on-call schedules
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