Uptimetoolbox.com
Uptimetoolbox.com provides free uptime monitoring for websites and APIs with instant alerts and simple dashboards. · Uptimetoolbox.com · Observability
Overview
Uptimetoolbox.com offers a free Basic plan for website and API uptime monitoring, with 5 monitors, custom domains, and 3-month historical data.
Good fit
Use Uptimetoolbox.com to monitor the uptime of a few websites or APIs with custom domains and 3-month historical data.
- personal projects
- small websites
- open source apps
Not a fit
Avoid if you need more than 5 monitors or longer hi-res data retention.
- enterprise monitoring
- large teams
- advanced alerting needs
Quickstart · 5 steps
- Sign up for a free Uptimetoolbox.com account.
- Log in and click 'Add Monitor'.
- Enter your website or API URL and configure check interval.
- Set up your email for alert notifications.
- Save and start monitoring your site.
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