Website and Server Monitoring Tool
Posted in Reviews, Software, Web Hosting | By AhTim @ August 13th, 2008
Still remember my server was down! down! down? After migrated to another server, it is running fine now for the pass one month.
How to get notify immediately when your Website or web hosting server is down? Is it impossible for you to check and refresh your Website 24 hours right? Here the Website and Server Monitoring tool come.
Service UpTime Monitoring Tool
I know there are lots of paid server monitoring tool available. As you know, I like Free Things. So, I’ve found a free Website and server monitoring tool – Service UpTime.
Register an account at Service UpTime for free. Login to Add Service, means the Website and port that you want to monitor. There are many services you can monitor, HTTP, SMTP, POP, FTP, etc. To monitor your Website uptime, just choose HTTP (port 80). It will keep repeat to check your Website every 30 minutes. Once the Website down, it alert you via email.
Its quite a lot of limitation in free version. But I think it is enough for what I need. The free version allow you to monitor 10 Websites or servers. That’s quite a lot!
To get notified via SMS to your mobile phone, upgrade to premium account.
My two cents
It is good to setup Website monitoring for your blogs. Not only help to evaluate your web hosting provider service. Also allow you to rectify the problem with technical support once error happen. Can you imagine your blogs down for hours when you are sleeping? Not only loss traffic, but also money!
Is there anymore free Website monitoring tool that you want to share with us? Please comment below, I would like to hear your opinion. 
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Tags: server monitoring, service uptime, website monitoring, website uptime
August 14th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Thanks Tim. But it seems the service allows for only 1 site. Error message displayed on “Check Period” when trying to add second site. How did you get to monitor 10 sites?
August 14th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
@Ricky: You need upgrade to premium account to check your site in seconds. I’m only monitor 1 site, it should allow to add up to 10 sites.
August 16th, 2008 at 2:41 am
Another helpful service for monitoring servers is a System Auditer.
You might consider WinDiagnostic, which provides PC agents that continuously monitor both the Windows Registry and all file systems for any changes. Generally, SysAdmins generally see a 90% reduction in server problem diagnosis efforts.
See http://www.WinDiagnostic.com