How to monitor server/hosting downtime?

ShabbySquire

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Is there either a script/online service that monitors when your server is down/slow? Would be handy to have an email/text message every time it occurs.

If so, which service would you recommend?

 

Zapdos

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https://www.pingdom.com/

 

noermanto

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Not mine, not affiliated, just a share.

Code:

http://mfscripts.com/site-status-script.html

 

mazgalici

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• Nov 9, 2012

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http://www.uptimerobot.com
http://www.pingdom.com

 

sirgold

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Mac OS X or Linux? Got a oneliner for ya

Code:

while (true) ; do curl -s yoursite.com | grep '/html' && echo up || echo down ; sleep 10m ; done

 

ShabbySquire

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Thanks for the recommendations. Most of the paid ones do a free trial, so will take a gander.

@sirgold, you've outshone yourself again!

 

Typlo

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To monitor servers and downtime, I would recommend using monitoring solutions like SCOM or NAGIOS.

 

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dhamaniasad

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• #8

pingdom

 

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bigali

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just pingdom you wont need more.

 

thetechnofreak

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• Nov 12, 2012

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pingdom is the best monitor I've come across... you can also set up your own private service...register a few free hosting accounts on different hosts, and run crons that check your site and mail you if something is wrong...I'm sure all the free hosts can't be down at the same time :evil: