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Website and server monitoring: a practical guide.
Written by noc724 team2 min readUpdated Oct 9, 2026
Summarize in:
Website monitoring means checking, automatically and around the clock, that your site and the services behind it are reachable, fast and correct - and being told the moment they aren't.
Which checks do you need?
| Check | What it catches |
|---|---|
| HTTP(S) | The site or endpoint doesn't respond or returns an error code. |
| Keyword | The page loads but shows the wrong content (error page, missing product). |
| Ping | A server or network device stops responding. |
| Port | A service such as email (SMTP), SSH or a database stops accepting connections. |
| SSL | The certificate is about to expire or is invalid. |
| Domain | The domain registration is about to expire. |
| DNS | A DNS record changes or stops resolving. |
| Cron / heartbeat | A backup or scheduled job didn't run. |
| API | An API returns wrong data or responds too slowly. |
Set up alerts that actually reach you
- Use channels people read immediately: SMS, Telegram or Bale - not only email.
- Send alerts to the person on duty, and escalate if nobody reacts.
- Confirm a failure from more than one location before alerting, to avoid false alarms.
- Pause alerts during planned maintenance.
Keep users informed
A public status page shows your users what's working, so they don't have to ask. noc724 includes status pages with live uptime and incident history.
Getting started with noc724
- Create a free account with your mobile number.
- Add your site's address - noc724 suggests related checks (SSL, domain, DNS).
- Choose where alerts go: SMS, Telegram, Bale, Soroush Plus or a webhook.
- Optionally publish a status page.
Frequently asked questions
No. Website, ping, port, SSL, DNS and domain checks run from outside. Only cron/heartbeat monitoring needs your job to call a URL.
Yes. noc724 has a free plan to start with, and paid plans for faster checks and more features.
Register for FREEDowntime happens. Get notified!noc724 checks your websites, servers and APIs around the clock and alerts you by SMS, Telegram or Bale the moment something breaks.
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We build and run noc724, an uptime monitoring service that checks websites, servers and APIs from several cities in Iran. These guides come from the problems we and our users run into while keeping services online.
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