Setting up an Uptime Monitoring Test

Start the Setup Process

  1. Click “Create New Uptime Test.”
  2. A built-in guide is available—click the question mark at the bottom right for additional guidance.

Enter Basic Test Information

  1. Test Name – Give your test a descriptive name (e.g., "Homepage Uptime Check").
  2. Enable the Test – Ensure the test is activated from the start.
  3. Enter the Website URL – This is the page Acumen Logs will check for availability.
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Configure Optional Request Settings (Less commonly used but available)

  • Request Method: Choose from GET, HEAD, POST, or PUT.
  • HTTP Method: Select either HTTP or HTTPS.
  • Basic Authentication: If required, enter a username and password.
  • Advanced Request Settings (Optional)
  • Add a custom request body (for POST requests).
  • Define a User-Agent string.
  • Add custom headers to your request.

Set the Check Interval

  1. Select how often the test should run (e.g., every 1, 5, or 10 minutes).
  2. Best practice: Choose a higher frequency for critical sites and a lower one for less critical services.

Define Fail Conditions (Critical step for alerting)

  1. Success Status Code – Select the expected HTTP response status codes (ranges from 1XX to 5XX).

Optional Fail Conditions: (Rarely used but available)

  1. Match a specific string in the response body. (If the response status code matches this status code, the test will be considered as successful.)
  2. Match a group of HTTP status (Select multiple ‘Success Status Codes’)
  3. Fail if response time exceeds a certain threshold (in milliseconds).

Any response aside from the select ‘Success Status Code’ will be considered a fail

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Choose Testing Locations

  1. Select the regions where the uptime test should be performed (e.g., London, Frankfurt, Ohio). Need details? Click here for a full list of available uptime test locations.

Save Your Test

Once all settings are configured, click “Save”.

📌 Need more details? Click here for a full breakdown of the Uptime Moinitor Dashboard.

Setting Up Alerts for Uptime Monitoring

Once your uptime test is set up, it’s important to configure alerts so you can be notified whenever downtime occurs.

Steps to Set Up an Alert:

  1. Click “Set Alert” at the top of the Uptime Test Dashboard.
  2. Choose your notification method:

Email Notifications

  • Enter one or multiple email addresses.
  • Set a shared minimum fail count (e.g., send an alert after 3 consecutive failures).

Slack & Microsoft Teams Alerts

  • Select the channels where alerts should be sent.
  • Set a shared fail count for all selected channels (e.g., after 2 failed checks).

Webhook Alerts

  • Enter a POST endpoint URL where alerts should be sent.

Desktop Notifications

  • Set a minimum fail count (e.g., notify after 3 failures).

Don’t forget to toggle the notification to enable it.

Testing Your Alerts

Once alerts are configured, you can test them to ensure they are working correctly.

  1. Click “Test Alert” in the alert settings.

A test notification will be sent to all enabled channels (Email, Slack, Teams, Webook, or Desktop).

  1. Verify that you receive the alert as expected. Alert-Fail-Conditions

📌 If you don’t receive an alert, check your fail count settings and ensure your notification method is properly configured.