Ask HN: Free Monitoring tools other than Pingdom?
I am looking for a free hosted Web Site monitoring service. I only need to monitor 1 website and I don't need any special features. Is there a service where basic monitoring is free?
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Siteuptime offers free monitoring for 1 site:
http://siteuptime.com/
I've used it for 2 years and it has never failed me. Great for one, single site.
I've used it for 2 years and it has never failed me. Great for one, single site.
Have a look at:
HostTracker: http://host-tracker.com
Hyperspin: http://www.hyperspin.com
HostTracker: http://host-tracker.com
Hyperspin: http://www.hyperspin.com
If you want anything more than just monitor if your site is alive, like knowing if it changes (or if your domain , host, whois, etc changes), try:
http://sucuri.net/?page=nbi
(network-based integrity monitoring)
(network-based integrity monitoring)
http://uptime.openacs.org/uptime/
[Can't remember where I discovered this, possibly through HN. I've been using it for a while and it works well, although my needs are pretty basic]
[Can't remember where I discovered this, possibly through HN. I've been using it for a while and it works well, although my needs are pretty basic]
I have a project I've been working on for a while, it's in public beta and should fit your requirements as is. http://pingy.moocode.com/
http://www.montastic.com/
Been using it for a few years for monitoring my personal website.
Been using it for a few years for monitoring my personal website.
Try : http://www.websitehawk.com
3 free monitors plus a pagerank check.
3 free monitors plus a pagerank check.
Alertfox is great. I think their basic service is free. I got a free pro account via TechCrunch when they launched.
If you happen to be using EC2 or Slicehost, cloudkick(.com) has easy, free monitoring.
slap this on a host external to your monitored infrastructure: http://github.com/dustin/whatsup/tree/master
check also http://www.monitis.com which is not free but has very cheap prices for the offered stuff