https://uptrack.app/blog Thoughts on uptime monitoring, alert fatigue, and building reliable services. en https://uptrack.app/blog/dns-monitoring-guide https://uptrack.app/blog/dns-monitoring-guide Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Query, server and traffic monitoring explained, what to check in DNS, and what an outside uptime tool can and cannot see. https://uptrack.app/blog/what-is-mtbf-meaning-formula https://uptrack.app/blog/what-is-mtbf-meaning-formula Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT MTBF stands for mean time between failures. The formula with a worked example, how it differs from MTTR and MTTF, and how to measure it for a website. https://uptrack.app/blog/how-to-check-if-a-website-is-down-from-multiple-locations https://uptrack.app/blog/how-to-check-if-a-website-is-down-from-multiple-locations Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to check if a website is down from multiple locations: why one location misleads, how to read each result, and what to do next. Free, no signup. https://uptrack.app/blog/http-451-unavailable-for-legal-reasons https://uptrack.app/blog/http-451-unavailable-for-legal-reasons Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTTP 451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons (RFC 7725): what the error means, how it differs from 403 and 404, and how to check it from other places. https://uptrack.app/blog/freshping-discord-integration-alternative https://uptrack.app/blog/freshping-discord-integration-alternative Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Freshping shut down on March 6, 2026. What its integrations were, and how to get uptime alerts into Discord now, on a free plan or through any webhook. https://uptrack.app/blog/synthetic-monitoring-services-guide https://uptrack.app/blog/synthetic-monitoring-services-guide Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Synthetic monitoring runs scripted checks of your site from outside. What it covers, when plain uptime checks are enough, and how to choose a service. https://uptrack.app/blog/free-uptime-monitoring-europe-gdpr https://uptrack.app/blog/free-uptime-monitoring-europe-gdpr Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT What free uptime monitoring includes in 2026, where your monitoring data is stored, and what to check for GDPR before you pick a free plan. https://uptrack.app/blog/22-check-locations https://uptrack.app/blog/22-check-locations Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT HTTP and keyword monitors now run from 22 locations on six continents. How cities take turns, confirm failures and handle blocks. https://uptrack.app/blog/uptrack-in-claude-connector-directory https://uptrack.app/blog/uptrack-in-claude-connector-directory Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Uptrack is listed in Claude's connector directory. Check a URL, read uptime and pause a monitor from a chat. Needs a paid plan. https://uptrack.app/blog/why-alert-confirmation https://uptrack.app/blog/why-alert-confirmation Tue, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your phone buzzes at 3am. DNS timeout. By the time you open your laptop, it's already resolved. Here's why consecutive-check confirmation changes everything. https://uptrack.app/blog/uptime-monitoring-indie-hackers https://uptrack.app/blog/uptime-monitoring-indie-hackers Tue, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT You don't need Datadog. You need simple, affordable monitoring that doesn't wake you up for nothing. https://uptrack.app/blog/what-is-uptime-sla https://uptrack.app/blog/what-is-uptime-sla Tue, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT What those nines actually mean in real downtime minutes, and how your monitoring interval affects detection. https://uptrack.app/blog/downtime-seo-impact https://uptrack.app/blog/downtime-seo-impact Tue, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Google crawl errors during downtime can deindex your pages. Here's how monitoring helps prevent SEO damage. https://uptrack.app/blog/why-beam https://uptrack.app/blog/why-beam Tue, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Archived: why we first built Uptrack on the BEAM VM. Written for the Elixir version; since June 2026 the backend is Rust.