Many owners of web resources prefer a manual health check of their site. They log on to their platform, click on the pages and calm down that everything is working. At first it seems that this is enough.
But who monitors website availability at night, on weekends, or when you're on vacation? After a week or a month, the enthusiasm fades, and the site lives on its own — until something breaks.
And then the users will be the first to find out about the problem. They follow the link, wait for the page to load, see the error, and just leave. No one will figure out why the site is not working — one click, and the competitor already has the client.
Sometimes the situation is saved by a loyal audience: someone will write in a chat or social network about the problem. But most often, owners find out about the failure too late, when orders, views, and customer trust have already been lost.
When the website is unavailable, the business loses customers and, consequently, profits. Even a short failure can undermine trust and affect reputation. Therefore, it is important not only to know that the site is working, but to be sure that it is stable 24/7.
Modern monitoring tools help to monitor the availability of the site in real time and receive notifications in case of any problems. They check not only the fact that the page is loading, but also the response speed, the correctness of the SSL certificate and the stability of the connection.
For example, we use the LightPulse system to monitor web resources. It performs all these checks, monitors the availability of the site from different geolocations, eliminates false alarms, analyzes performance, predicts possible failures, and monitors the balance of the cloud account.
Monitoring the availability of a website online is more than just checking whether it is working or not. This is a comprehensive analysis of the entire infrastructure: web resources, servers, databases, and cloud services. It is important that the system collects all the data in one place, sends notifications via instant messengers, and allows the team to respond instantly.
Checking the site's status manually means responding to problems only after they have already occurred. For example, you can visit the site in the morning and everything will work, but at night the server could crash and users around the world could not place orders. You will find out about the failure after the fact, instead of preventing it in advance.
Without 24/7 system monitoring, it is impossible to ensure the stable operation of even a simple website, not to mention large corporate resources, online stores, or services that depend on online availability.
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Verification object |
What is being checked |
Why is this necessary? |
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1. Website accessibility |
Checking the status from different regions of the world |
Find out if the site is available to users in different countries and network segments |
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2. Server load |
CPU, memory, disk, and network usage |
Detect overloads, freezes, and the threat of a website crash |
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3. Performance |
Response Time, Download Speed, Response Time Charts |
Evaluate the stability of work and predict failures |
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4. Network anomalies |
Unusual traffic, scanning, DDoS, bots |
Quickly respond to attacks and suspicious activity |
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5. Operation of services (DB, API, etc.) |
Status and metrics of individual systems |
Understand which part of the infrastructure is responsible for the site's problems |
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6. Backups |
Availability, freshness and size of backups |
Guarantee data recovery in case of failure |
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7. Domains |
Control of the registration end date |
Eliminate the risk of domain loss and sudden website shutdown |
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8. SSL certificates |
Checking the validity period |
Prevent security errors and loss of user trust |
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9. Cloud and external services |
Balance, subscriptions, automatic payments |
Avoid stopping services due to overdue payments or a zero balance |
Automated systems for monitoring website failures help you immediately notice problems and respond promptly to them. Such platforms ensure the stable operation of a web resource and services, reduce the risk of downtime and help solve problems on time.
At first glance, the site may be working fine, but problems often arise suddenly. For example, the server is overloaded or the database crashes during peak traffic. Checking the availability of a web resource online will help you notice the failure immediately, even before users feel it, and take timely measures to avoid losing customers and reputation.
Manual verification is limited by human time and attention — no one checks the site at night or on weekends. An automatic system like LightPulse works around the clock, collects data on availability, performance and security, and immediately sends notifications to the right employees. This allows you to respond instantly, rather than after a user's complaint.
Site accessibility monitoring systems monitor not only the fact that the page opens. They check download speeds, servers, databases, APIs, SSL certificates, backups, cloud service balances, and even suspicious network activity. This allows you to understand exactly where the failure occurred and prevent more serious consequences.
