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Account Setup
Account settings
General account settings.
Alerting
Set up and troubleshoot alerts and messages.
Operators
Questions about operators, operator groups, and authorizations.
SLA
Managing SLA objectives.
Sub Accounts
Understanding and setting up Sub Accounts.
Vault
Safe storage for usernames/passwords, public keys and certificates.
Integrations and Webhooks
Integrate with tools like Slack, PagerDuty and VictorOps or build your own integration.
Uptrends Synthetics
HTTP and HTTPS
Working with HTTP(S) monitors.
Full page check
Questions regarding Full Page Checks and Third Party Monitoring.
Transactions
Recording and uploading transactions and troubleshooting transaction monitoring.
API Monitoring/Web services
Setting up API/Web Service monitoring in Uptrends.
DNS
Analyzing DNS results and errors.
FTP & SFTP
Setting up FTP & SFTP monitors.
Mail Server Monitors
Monitoring your SMTP, POP3, and IMAP mail servers.
Network Checks
Monitoring your network availability externally.
Real Browser Check
Explanation of the Real Browser Check.
SSL Certificate Monitors
Monitoring your SSL Certificates.
Database Server Monitors
Monitoring your MySQL and SQL Server database servers.
Uptrends RUM
Real User Monitoring (RUM)
Everything you need to know to set up Real User Monitoring.
Uptrends Infra
Agent
How to install, run and use the Uptrends Infra agent.
API
Infra has its own API. See how you can use it.
Devices and sensors
Working with your devices and sensors.
Accounts and security
How do we handle security in Uptrends Infra?
Alerts
Learn about setting up your Infra alerts.
Monitor settings
Monitor settings
Questions about basic monitor settings, error conditions, advanced settings, and maintenance periods.
Reporting and Dashboards
Dashboards & Public Status Pages
Working with dashboards, tiles and Public Status Pages.
Reporting
Data interpretation, exporting data.
Error analysis
Interpreting errors, error types, and error codes.
API
Using the API to retrieve data from your Uptrends account.
Monitoring explained
Checkpoints
View all checkpoint related questions.
Accounts
Account access
Login and registration problems.
Single Sign-on
Setting up Single Sign-on login options.
Payments and subscriptions
Account changes, billing and pricing, custom quotes.
Feature Requests
FAQs and explanation of the feature request policy and procedures.
Mobile apps
Mobile app settings
Explanation about settings in the mobile apps.
What is?
Synthetic Monitoring
Learn the concept of Synthetic Monitoring by the basics.
Real User Monitoring
Real User Monitoring explained step-by-step.
Website Monitoring
Learn about the different types of web monitoring.
Web Application Monitoring
Transaction monitoring in simple terms.
Web Performance Monitoring
Understanding Web Performance and the different options available.
Website Uptime
Learn what we mean when we talk about website uptime.
Website Downtime
What is website downtime and how can you avoid it.
API Monitoring
What exactly is API Monitoring, and picking the right monitor type for your API.
DNS Monitoring
Understanding DNS and your different options for monitoring your DNS records.
