DNS Security & HTTP Monitoring

uptime mongers

trust, but verify DNSSEC

Catch parent-zone changes, stale DNSSEC signatures, expired RRSIGs
Check HTTP from 50 countries and Tor; catch TLS certificate expiry; share dashboards with clients • Also: ping, TCP, push

52d 15h 25m 17s Uptime
2 119 761 Checks Performed
2 002 Alerts Sent

DNS Security Monitoring

Monitoring for domains you can't afford to screw up. Catches what other services miss

DNS Security

Parent Zone NS

Get alerted when nameserver records change at your registrar — catches unauthorised delegation changes.

Create NS Mon →
DNS Security

Parent Zone DS

Get alerted when DS records change in the parent zone — catches unauthorised changes to your DNSSEC delegation.

Create DS Mon →
DNS Security

Stale Signatures

Detect when signed zones aren't pushed to authoritative servers. Catch expiring signatures before they break DNSSEC validation.

Create DNSSEC Mon →

Also available: General DNS queries with custom validations • DNS list queries for monitoring DNS-based lists

HTTP Monitoring

Multi-location HTTP monitoring with custom headers, body parsing and certificate validation. Monitor from different countries via Mullvad exit nodes or over Tor. Share dashboards with clients — no login required

HTTP

Standard HTTP

Custom headers, request bodies, response validation, cert checks, JSON/HTML parsing. HEAD checks let you monitor TLS certificate expiration.

Create HTTP Mon →
HTTP

Tor Monitoring

Check whether your onion service is up.

Create Tor Mon →

Additional Monitoring

Network and service availability monitoring

Infrastructure

Ping Monitoring

ICMP monitoring for remote systems.

Create Ping Mon →
Infrastructure

TCP Monitoring

Connect to arbitrary TCP ports. Monitor database servers, mail servers, SSH, or anything listening on a TCP port.

Create TCP Mon →
Infrastructure

Push Checks

Heartbeat monitoring for cron jobs and scheduled tasks. Get alerted when they stop running.

Create Push Mon →

Built on Boring Tech

Uses Twisted and Python with proven command-line tools: drill for DNS, curl for HTTP, ping for ICMP, netcat for TCP. No containers, no exotic dependencies, no trendy frameworks. Runs on OpenBSD and FreeBSD.

Each monitoring check is called a "mon" • Read more about the tech stack

Alerts & Data Access

Get notifications via ntfy.sh, Atom feeds, or JSON endpoints for your own dashboards

ntfy.sh
Real-time push notifications
Atom Feeds
Updates via Atom
JSON Endpoints
Raw JSON for your own tools
DNS TXT Records
Check via DNS queries

Pricing

$15
check/year

Standard monitoring with alerts

  • 60s minimum interval
  • Custom retry rules
  • Notifications on failures
Get Started
$20
check/year

Monitoring with change notifications

  • Everything in standard tier
  • Notifications on changes (not just failures)
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No account required • 14-day refund policy • Payments via Paddle