What is Oh Dear?
Oh Dear serves as a complete website monitoring solution designed to detect and alert users about various issues affecting their online presence. The platform monitors an unlimited number of websites through multiple checks, including uptime, performance, SSL certificates, broken links, DNS changes, and scheduled tasks. When problems arise, it delivers instant notifications via preferred channels such as email, SMS, Slack, or webhooks, enabling quick response and resolution.
Additional capabilities include public status pages for communicating with clients during incidents, application health monitoring for internal issues, and specialized checks like ping and TCP port monitoring. The tool aims to replace multiple niche monitoring services by consolidating features into a single platform, offering cost savings and streamlined management for maintaining website reliability and security.
Features
- Website Uptime Monitoring: Monitor uptime and track downtime with servers worldwide
- Notifications: Receive alerts via email, SMS, Slack, Discord, and other platforms
- Continuous Certificate Monitoring: Check SSL certificate expiration dates and alert on changes
- Broken Page Detection: Crawl websites to identify broken links and mixed content
- Performance Monitoring: Track website speed and performance over time
- Application Health Monitoring: Monitor internal application metrics like disk space and API status
- DNS Monitoring: Detect changes in DNS records that could affect website availability
- Scheduled Task Monitoring: Monitor cron jobs and scheduled tasks for timely execution
- Public Status Pages: Host status pages to communicate with clients during incidents
- Ping and TCP Port Monitoring: Check server availability and service-level connectivity
Use Cases
- Monitoring website uptime and receiving instant downtime alerts
- Tracking SSL certificate expirations to prevent security issues
- Identifying broken links and mixed content on websites
- Monitoring website performance and speed over time
- Managing DNS changes and domain renewals
- Monitoring scheduled tasks and cron jobs for reliability
- Communicating with clients via public status pages during incidents
- Checking server availability through ping and TCP port monitoring
FAQs
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What types of notifications does Oh Dear support?
Oh Dear supports notifications via email, SMS, Slack, Discord, Opsgenie, PagerDuty, Microsoft Teams, Pushover, and webhooks. -
Does Oh Dear offer a free trial?
Yes, Oh Dear offers a 10-day free trial with all features and no payment information required. -
How many websites can I monitor with Oh Dear?
Oh Dear allows monitoring of an unlimited number of websites, with pricing based on the number of sites and servers. -
What is included in every Oh Dear plan?
Every plan includes all features, unlimited users, two-factor authentication, powerful notifications, monthly reports, a full API, friendly support, and status pages. -
Does Oh Dear monitor SSL certificates?
Yes, Oh Dear provides continuous SSL certificate monitoring, checking expiration dates and alerting on any changes detected.
