Primeiros passos
Choosing a monitor type
All FastPing monitor types compared: what each one tests, what you enter, default ports, minimum intervals and which types need an add-on.
| You want to know… | Use |
|---|---|
| Is my website up and answering with the right status code? | Website (HTTP) |
| Does a page still show a specific text, or has an error message appeared? | Keyword |
| Does my API return valid JSON with the expected value? | API (JSON) |
| Is the server reachable at all, and with how much latency and packet loss? | Ping |
| Is a service accepting TCP connections (SSH, database, SMTP, a game port)? | TCP port |
| Have my DNS records changed? | DNS records |
| Is my TLS certificate valid, and when does it expire? | SSL certificate |
| When does my domain registration expire? | Domain expiry |
| Are SPF, DKIM and DMARC set up properly, and did they change? | Email security |
| Is my mail server's IP or my domain on a spam blocklist? | Blacklist |
Did my site leak an .env file or a .git folder? | Security scan |
| Is my Minecraft, Steam or FiveM server online, and how many players are on it? | Game server |
| Did my backup or cron job run on time? | Heartbeat (cron) |
| Do my SMTP, IMAP or POP3 servers answer, with working STARTTLS or TLS? | Mail server (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) |
| Does a UDP service such as DNS, NTP, SIP, STUN or QUIC answer? | UDP port |
| Does my WebSocket endpoint accept connections and answer a message? | WebSocket |
| Does my site negotiate HTTP/2, and does it advertise HTTP/3? | HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 |
Every type is available on every plan, except where an add-on is listed. Each monitor counts once towards your plan's monitor allowance, whatever its type.
| Type | Group | You enter | Default port | Runs at most every | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website (HTTP) | Websites & APIs | URL | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| Keyword | Websites & APIs | URL | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| API (JSON) | Websites & APIs | URL | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| Ping | Network | Hostname or IP | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| TCP port | Network | Hostname or IP | Required | Plan minimum | None |
| DNS records | Network | Hostname or IP | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| SSL certificate | Domains & security | Hostname or IP | 443 | 1 hour | None |
| Domain expiry | Domains & security | Hostname or IP | n/a | 12 hours | None |
| Email security | Domains & security | Hostname or IP | n/a | 6 hours | None |
| Blacklist | Domains & security | Hostname or IP | n/a | 6 hours | None |
| Security scan | Domains & security | Verified domain | n/a | 1 day | Security exposure scans add-on, Domain verification |
| Game server | Game servers | Hostname or IP | Game default | Plan minimum | None |
| Heartbeat (cron) | Websites & APIs | Nothing (you get a URL) | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| SMTP server | Mail servers | Hostname or IP | 25 | 5 minutes | None |
| IMAP server | Mail servers | Hostname or IP | 993 | 5 minutes | None |
| POP3 server | Mail servers | Hostname or IP | 995 | 5 minutes | None |
| UDP port | Network | Hostname or IP | Required | 1 minute | None |
| WebSocket | Websites & APIs | URL | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
| HTTP/2 & HTTP/3 | Websites & APIs | URL | n/a | Plan minimum | None |
One check rarely covers everything that can break. Some combinations that work well:
- Online shop: Website (HTTP) on the home page, Keyword on the checkout page (alert when "Add to cart" disappears), SSL certificate, Domain expiry, Email security for the sending domain.
- SaaS API: API (JSON) on
/healthwith a JSON path check, SSL certificate on the API hostname, DNS records on the API hostname with "Must contain" set to your load balancer's address. - Mail server: SMTP server monitors on ports 25 and 587 (plus IMAP or POP3 if you host mailboxes), Blacklist on the domain, Email security on the domain.
- Game community: Game server for each server, Ping on the host machine, Website (HTTP) on the community site or store.
- Backups and scheduled jobs: one Heartbeat per job, with the interval set to the job's schedule.