Question 1

What is m0nitor?

Accepted Answer

m0nitor is an EU-hosted uptime monitoring platform for HTTP, TCP, DNS, SSL, Ping and Heartbeats, with visual alert workflows, incident management and public status pages.

Question 2

How quickly can I set up monitoring?

Accepted Answer

Sign up, paste your URL, pick an interval. First check fires within seconds. No agents, no config files, no Helm charts - just a target and a schedule.

Question 3

Where do the checks actually run from?

Accepted Answer

Globally distributed probe locations across Frankfurt, Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo and more. Run consensus checks from multiple regions before alerting to eliminate false positives.

Question 4

What's included in the free plan?

Accepted Answer

With m0nitor you get twenty monitors, five-minute check intervals, up to two regions per monitor, email alerts, and one public status page. No credit card, no trial timer, no feature lockouts on the basics.

Question 5

Can I use a custom domain for my status page?

Accepted Answer

Yes - point a CNAME at status.yourdomain.com and SSL provisions automatically. DNS verification, custom branding, password protection, and email subscribers all ship on paid plans.

Question 6

Which notification channels are supported?

Accepted Answer

Slack, Discord, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Pushover, Telegram, SMS, and email. All routable through the visual workflow builder with conditions, filters, and multi-step actions - no rules-DSL.

Question 7

How long is monitoring data retained?

Accepted Answer

Raw checks for 24 hours, batched archives for 7 days, daily rollups for 365 days. The tiered pipeline keeps queries fast across long ranges - yesterday loads as quickly as last week.

Question 8

Where is my monitoring data hosted?

Accepted Answer

All customer data is hosted in German data centres and the platform is DSGVO/GDPR-compliant by design. Optional website analytics use self-hosted Matomo operated by NETARO UG and only run after cookie consent; there are no ad trackers or marketing pixels. Email delivery runs through an EU provider under a Data Processing Agreement.