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How to Set Up Network Monitoring

4 min read Observability

Most outages that look like application problems are really network problems: a DNS change, a dropped route, an expired certificate. Network Monitoring watches the paths your services depend on so you catch these before your users do.

Steps

1

Open Network Monitoring

Go to the Network Monitoring page.

2

Add a target

Enter the hostname, IP, or endpoint you depend on, internal or external.

3

Choose check types

Enable the checks you need: DNS resolution, TCP connect, traceroute hops, BGP route stability, and external SSL certificate expiry.

4

Set frequency and thresholds

Pick how often each check runs and the thresholds that trigger an alert (for example, SSL expiring within 14 days).

5

Review path and latency over time

Track resolution time, hop latency, and route changes so you can tell a network blip from a real shift.

Tip:

SSL expiry checks warn you before a certificate lapses. Pair them with the Certificates manager so renewals and monitoring live side by side.

Ready to try it?

Add your first endpoint and watch the path end to end.

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