Uptime monitor

Follow these steps to create a new monitor.

Checks to perform

Select the type of checks you want to configure:

• Website monitoring

  • Uses HTTP(s) protocols to monitor your website or API endpoint.

  • Options: HTTPS or HTTP.

• Ping monitoring

  • Confirms the server's availability using ping responses.

• Docker monitoring: Monitors whether a Docker container is running.

  • Ensure your Docker daemon is exposed.

  • Docker IDs must be the full 64 char Docker ID. You can run docker inpsect <short_id> to get the full container ID.

• Port monitoring

  • Checks whether your port is open or not.

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General settings

• URL to Monitor: Provide the complete URL of the website or service you want to monitor.

• Display Name (Optional): Assign a custom name for easier identification in your dashboard.

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Incident notifications

Stay informed when incidents occur:

• Email Notifications: Receive alerts via email.

• Notification integration: If you want to get notified on Discord, Slack, Telegram or via Webhooks, you can use this section. Click on the button and you'll see a list of notification channels.

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Ignore TLS/SSL error

If there is a TLS/SSL error when connecting to a service, you can tell Checkmate to continue checking the service's uptime.

Advanced settings

• Check frequency: Set the frequency of checks. The default is 1 minute, but you can adjust this based on your requirements.

After completing all configurations, click the Create monitor button at the bottom-right to activate your monitor.

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