#monitoring
Articles tagged #monitoring
AutomationOct 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Opening Jira or Linear issues from infrastructure events
Turn a certificate expiry or a monitor going down into a ticket your team already tracks — automatically, with the details filled in, in Jira or Linear.
Monitoring & StatusOct 19, 2026 · 5 min read
Linking status page incidents to support conversations
Every status page incident can have a permanent link. Learn why that matters for support tickets, what the link should show, and how to use it well.
Servers & CloudOct 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What a load balancer actually does (and when you don't need one)
Load balancers get bolted onto every architecture diagram by default. Here's what they actually do — health checks, routing, sessions — and when a single server is simpler and faster.
Servers & CloudOct 9, 2026 · 5 min read
How to read server metrics: rising trends vs one-time jumps
A CPU or disk reading on its own tells you nothing — learn the techniques for telling a one-time spike from a genuine rising trend before it pages you.
AutomationOct 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Why cron jobs break when daylight saving time changes (and how to fix it)
Daylight saving transitions make scheduled jobs run twice or not at all, shift maintenance windows and on-call alerts, and send log timestamps backwards. Here's the fix.
Monitoring & StatusOct 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Setting up alerts for pending server reboots and security updates
Learn how Linux servers track pending reboots and stalled security updates, and how to get alerted before a quiet server turns into an outage.
AutomationSep 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Reduce manual infrastructure work: what to automate first
A practical priority order for automating infrastructure: DNS sync, certificate renewals, expiry alerts and dynamic IP updates, ranked by risk and effort.
Monitoring & StatusSep 21, 2026 · 5 min read
How often should you monitor your website?
The right check interval depends on your SLA and the cost of missed downtime, not a default. Here's the math to pick yours.
Monitoring & StatusSep 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Infrastructure drift explained: what it is and how it creeps in
Infrastructure drift is the gap between what your config says and what's actually running. Here's how it happens, how tools detect it, and how to stay ahead of it.
Monitoring & StatusSep 4, 2026 · 5 min read
What is synthetic monitoring? Scripted checks vs real users explained
Synthetic monitoring runs scripted checks against your site or API on a schedule, catching outages before real visitors do. Here's how it works and when to use it.
Certificates & SSLSep 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Certificate transparency explained: what CT logs are and why they matter
Certificate Transparency logs make certificate issuance public and auditable. Here's how CT works and how to use it to catch misissued certificates early.
Servers & CloudAug 17, 2026 · 5 min read
How to secure your infrastructure in 2026: a practical checklist
A practitioner's checklist for securing DNS, TLS, servers and monitoring in 2026 — covering zero trust, DNSSEC, certificate automation and supply chain hygiene.
Domains & DNSAug 14, 2026 · 4 min read
Why infrastructure inventory is important (and what to track)
An unmanaged domain, a forgotten server, or an expired certificate can take down production. Here's why infrastructure inventory is the foundation of reliable, secure operations.
Monitoring & StatusAug 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Ping vs HTTP vs HTTPS monitoring: what each check actually proves
Ping, HTTP and HTTPS checks answer different questions about uptime. Here's what each one actually proves and why relying on ping alone is risky.
Monitoring & StatusAug 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Infrastructure drift detection: get alerted the moment your DNS or config changes
Learn how drift detection catches out-of-band DNS and config changes before they cause an outage, and how to get alerted the moment it happens.
Monitoring & StatusJul 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Website monitoring explained: uptime, performance and SSL checks
A practical breakdown of uptime, performance and SSL/expiry monitoring — what each one actually catches, how often to check, and where they overlap.
AutomationJul 13, 2026 · 5 min read
How to automate DNS, SSL and server tasks across every provider
A practical guide to automating DNS changes, certificate renewals and server actions across multiple providers, plus where centralised management beats juggling five dashboards.
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