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Managing Websites

The core of Uptimeify is the Website Monitor. This guide explains how to add new websites, configure check settings, and manage existing monitors.

Adding a New Website

  1. Log in to your dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Websites in the sidebar.
  3. Click the Add Website button.
  4. Enter the URL (e.g., https://example.com).
  5. Give it a friendly Name.
  6. Click Create Website.

Once created, Uptimeify will immediately start checking the site from our global network.

Configuration Options

Check Interval

By default, we check your website every 60 seconds. You can adjust this interval in the website settings if you need more frequent or less frequent checks.

Check Locations

We can monitor from multiple locations to reduce false positives and detect regional issues. The number of locations we check from is defined by your plan/package settings.

Advanced Settings

  • Follow Redirects: Choose whether the monitor should follow HTTP 301/302 redirects.
  • SSL Verification: Enable strict SSL verification to catch certificate errors.
  • Authentication (Protected Endpoints): Monitor endpoints that require authentication via Authorization header or Basic Auth.
  • Custom Fields (Website Metadata): Attach arbitrary JSON metadata to a website (e.g., datacenter, service name) and include it in notifications.

Authentication (Protected Endpoints)

If your website is protected (e.g., behind a token or Basic Auth), you can configure authentication per website.

Supported modes:

  • None: No authentication.
  • Authorization Header: Provide an Authorization header value (example: Bearer <token>).
  • Basic Auth: Provide username + password (Uptimeify will send Authorization: Basic ...).

Notes:

  • Secrets are stored encrypted at rest and are never shown in the UI after saving.
  • To rotate credentials, update the auth fields for the website.

Custom Fields (Website Metadata)

You can store an arbitrary JSON object on each website, for example:

{ "datacenter": "fra1", "service": "checkout" }

Use cases:

  • Add operational metadata (datacenter, team, environment, on-call hints).
  • Make alerts more actionable (custom fields are included in notifications and webhooks).

Important:

  • Custom fields are for metadata only. Do not store secrets there.

Pausing Monitoring (Inactive)

If you are planning maintenance or expect downtime, you can pause monitoring to prevent alerts.

  1. Go to the Websites list.
  2. Find your website.
  3. Toggle the website from Active to Inactive.
  4. Remember to turn it back on when you're done!

Alternatively, use Maintenance Windows for scheduled downtime.