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Choosing a Check Interval That Actually Matches What a Site Is Worth
Every 60 seconds or every hour — the right interval depends on what happens in the minutes before you find out, not on picking the fastest option by default.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read
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What Your Incident History Is Actually Telling You
Every outage is logged with when it started, when it recovered, how long it lasted and what caused it. Here is how to read that log for patterns, not just individual outages.
Aug 13, 2026 · 2 min read
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Reading a Response-Time Chart: What a Slow Climb Is Telling You
A flat line near zero is boring on purpose. Here is what the shapes that aren't flat usually mean, and when to actually act on them.
Jul 14, 2026 · 2 min read
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The Real Cost of Checking Every Site Every Minute
You can set every monitor to 1 minute. Here is what that actually buys you over 5, 10, or 60, and where the returns stop being worth it.
Jul 9, 2026 · 2 min read
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TooManyRedirects and BlockedAddress: Two Failure Codes Nobody Expects
Timeout and DNS failure make sense immediately. These two don't — until you've hit them once, and then you never forget what they mean.
Jul 4, 2026 · 2 min read
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Setting Up Your First Monitor in Under a Minute
One URL, one interval, done. Here is exactly what to fill in and what to leave on its sensible default for your first monitor.
Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read