TCP Monitor Create
Create a TCP Monitor for your preferred port of the domain name/IP address. Configure them according to your needs, if needed.
Create a TCP Monitor with just 3 clicks
Click the "Create Monitor" button on the right side of the page.
Find the "TCP Monitoring" feature and click on the "Create TCP Monitor" button.
Type your preferred domain name or IP address, and the port that you want to monitor.
Lastly, click on "Create TCP Monitor" and your monitor is ready.
While it's just as simple as that, we have tons of configurations we can apply to our monitors to get the best monitoring experience. Most of the time, default configurations will work fine, but sometimes you may need to adjust a few to fit your specific needs.
TCP Monitor Configurations
General Settings
Host
The domain name or the IP address of the website you want MonSpark to monitor.
Port
The specific port of the provided host.
Name of check
The monitor name is used to identify this specific monitor and is also utilized in notifications.
Check Interval
Determines the frequency of monitoring checks.
Tags
Used to categorize monitors for future grouping, you can either choose from existing tags or create new ones.
Request Settings
Location
Determines the location from which MonSpark monitors the provided URL/IP address.
Timeout
The timeout value for monitoring requests defines the duration within which the website must respond.
Confirmation Count
The confirmation count specifies the number of failed consecutive monitoring requests needed for the monitor to be marked as down.
Please keep in mind that these two configurations go hand in hand when determining how long your service needs to be unreachable for it to be considered down. For example, 30-second timeout and 3 checks mean that the monitor will be marked as down if it remains unreachable for 90 seconds.
Use Secure Connection
Enabling this option will enforce the monitoring checks to utilize the secure connection.
Host Name
If you've entered an IP address above as the target host and activated the secure connection option, you need to specify the target host domain to establish a secure connection
Custom DNS
Sets the preferred DNS server for resolving the IP address of the target URL.
Text to expect
If the provided text is not found within the response, the monitor will be marked as down.
Text to not expect
If the provided text is found within the response, the monitor will be marked as down.
Text to send
The provided text will send within the monitoring request.
Notification Settings
Escalation Policies
Determines the escalation policies that will be applied to the monitor.
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