Your First Monitor

This guide walks through creating an HTTP uptime monitor, setting alert thresholds, and connecting it to a notification channel.

Open the Monitoring page

Click Monitoring in the left sidebar.

Add a monitor

Click + Add Monitor and choose the monitor type:

Type	Use for
HTTP / HTTPS	Websites, APIs, dashboards
TCP port	Databases, SMTP, custom services
DNS	Domain resolution correctness
SSL	Certificate expiry and grade
Keyword	Page must contain (or not contain) a string
Cron	Heartbeat — job must check in every N minutes

Configure the HTTP monitor

Field	Example	Notes
URL	`https://myapp.com/healthz`	Must be reachable from our probes
Interval	`5 min`	1 min available on Pro
Timeout	`10 s`	Request timeout before declaring down
Expected status	`200`	Any 2xx is fine, or set a specific code
Keyword	`{"status":"ok"}`	Optional — page must contain this string
Locations	`EU, US-East, Asia`	Multi-region parallel checks

Set alert thresholds

Scroll to Alert conditions:

Down for ≥ 2 consecutive checks  →  fire "Down" alert
Response time > 2000ms for 5 min →  fire "Slow response" alert
SSL expiry < 14 days              →  fire "SSL expiry" alert
SSL grade drops below B           →  fire "SSL degraded" alert

You can customise every threshold.

Assign notification channels

Select which channels receive alerts for this monitor. If you haven't connected any yet, go to Notifications → Channels first.

Save and verify

Click Save. The first check runs within 30 seconds. You'll see the status badge turn green (Up) or red (Down) immediately.

Congrats — your monitor is live. SecureCheap will now alert you within seconds of a failure.

Monitor statuses

Status	Meaning
🟢 Up	All checks passing
🔴 Down	2+ consecutive failures
🟡 Degraded	High latency or intermittent failures
⚪ Paused	Manually paused
🔵 Pending	Awaiting first check

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