Concepts
What is uptime monitoring?
Why monitoring matters and how it protects your users.
Synthetic vs real user monitoring
When to use probes vs actual user data.
Monitoring as Code
Why version-controlled monitoring config improves reliability.
API monitoring
Beyond uptime — response validation and latency tracking.
Best practices
Choosing check frequency
Balance detection speed against cost and noise.
Reducing false positives
Multi-region checks, confirmation windows, and smart assertions.
Monitoring microservices
Service health, inter-service communication, and aggregate status.
Monitoring third-party APIs
Detect upstream outages before your users do.
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Monitoring overview
DevHelm monitor types, regions, and assertions.