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Guides, reference tables and how-tos on uptime, servers, DNS, SSL and networking. New material lands here first, with deeper technical docs in our documentation.

Reference

Look-up tables and cheat sheets you can bookmark.

Reference

TCP/UDP port numbers list

Searchable table of well-known and registered ports with IANA status, service and category.

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Reference

HTTP error codes

What 400, 403, 404, 500, 502, 503 and 504 mean and how to fix them.

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Reference

Apdex score explained

How Apdex turns response times into a single satisfaction score.

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Monitoring essentials

Why monitoring matters and how to get it right.

Guide

What makes uptime monitoring so important

The real cost of downtime and what good monitoring catches early.

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Guide

Why API monitoring is so important

APIs fail silently. Here is how to notice before customers do.

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Guide

Uptime monitoring for businesses of all sizes

From a solo shop to an enterprise: what to monitor and why.

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Guide

Network monitoring: a beginner’s guide

The concepts, metrics and tools behind network monitoring.

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SSL / TLS

Certificates, types and keeping them from expiring.

Guide

How to monitor SSL certificates

Track expiry and chain problems before browsers show a warning.

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Guide

Different types of SSL certificates

DV, OV, EV, wildcard and multi-domain: which one you need.

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Guide

Why SSL certificates matter

Trust, encryption and SEO benefits of getting HTTPS right.

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Guide

Ultimate guide to SSL certificate monitoring

A deeper walkthrough of certificate monitoring.

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Server & DNS how-tos

Practical Linux, DNS and web server guides.

How-to

How to check open ports in Linux

ss, netstat and nmap: see what your server is listening on.

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How-to

Introduction to iptables firewall rules

Core concepts for filtering traffic with iptables.

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How-to

Automating tasks with cron jobs

Schedule recurring jobs and avoid the common pitfalls.

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How-to

Using dig and nslookup for DNS troubleshooting

Query records and find where resolution breaks.

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How-to

Optimizing Nginx for high traffic

Worker, cache and connection settings that matter.

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How-to

Troubleshooting Apache and Nginx errors

Read the logs and fix the usual suspects.

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