UptimeRobot
UptimeRobot is a Slovak company.
What is port monitoring?
“Port monitoring checks whether a specific TCP port on your server is open and accepting connections. A server can answer a ping while the service running on it has stopped responding.”
View in the company profileWhat ports can I monitor with UptimeRobot?
“UptimeRobot supports monitoring any TCP port, including standard ports for web servers, email services, databases, DNS, SSH, FTP, and custom applications.”
View in the company profileWhat's the difference between port monitoring and ping monitoring?
“Port monitoring checks whether a specific service is accepting TCP connections on a given port. Ping monitoring checks whether the server itself is reachable over the network using ICMP.”
View in the company profileWhich services should I monitor with port monitoring?
“Monitor any service your users, applications, or infrastructure depend on. Common examples include: Web servers on ports 80 and 443 SSH on port 22 SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 email services Databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL DNS services on port 53 Port monitoring detects when a service stops accepting connections, even if the server itself is still online.”
View in the company profileHow do I set up port monitoring?
“To create a port monitor in UptimeRobot, enter the hostname or IP address of your server, specify the TCP port you want to check, and choose how often the monitor should run.”
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