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Uptime settings

Uptime settings control how often Uptimus checks a monitor, how long it waits, which regions are allowed to run checks and when alerts should become active.

Check frequency​

Check frequency is how often Uptimus schedules a new check.

Shorter intervals detect incidents faster, but they also create more check data. Your current plan controls the fastest interval available to you.

Timeout​

Timeout is the maximum time Uptimus waits for the server to respond.

If the server does not respond before the timeout, the check fails. Use a shorter timeout for APIs that should be fast, and a longer timeout for heavier pages that are still acceptable for your users.

Downtime delay​

Downtime delay prevents one-off network blips from waking up the team.

If the monitor fails once but recovers before the delay expires, Uptimus can avoid sending a noisy alert.

Performance delay​

Performance delay controls how long a monitor must remain slow before Uptimus notifies you about degraded performance.

This is useful during deploys, traffic spikes or temporary CDN routing changes.

Redirects and SSL​

Redirect checks and SSL checks help Uptimus verify the real user journey:

  • redirects confirm the final destination is expected;
  • SSL checks confirm certificates remain valid;
  • cache-busting can help avoid stale responses from edge caches.