Big news, folks! Xitoring, the whiz-kid of server and uptime monitoring, just pulled off something awesome. They’ve fired up a spanking new probing node in sunny Virginia, and guess what? It’s all powered by the magic of Microsoft Azure. This move is about to turn up the heat on monitoring services, giving users a real-time peek into their server performance like never before.

Supercharging Server and Uptime Monitoring with Xitoring

When it comes to watching over servers and uptime, Xitoring isn’t playing around. Their toolkit is like a superhero’s utility belt, empowering businesses to tackle performance hiccups, dodge downtime disasters, and keep those digital smiles intact for their users.

What’s Cooking in Virginia? A Probing Node Powered by Azure!

Hold onto your hats, because Xitoring’s just dropped a monitoring bombshell! That new probing node in Virginia? Yeah, it’s the result of some savvy thinking. With the backing of Microsoft Azure’s rock-solid tech, this node is going to turbocharge the monitoring services for all you fine folks with servers strutting their stuff in and around Virginia.

Why You’ll Love Virginia’s Probing Node:

1. Less Waiting, More Monitoring: Say goodbye to lag! The Virginia node is all about zippy real-time monitoring that can zap issues before they even blink.
2. Virginia Vibes: If your services are strutting their stuff in Virginia, this node’s got your back like a loyal friend. It dishes out insights into the nitty-gritty of your apps, sites, and more.
3. The More, The Merrier: Thanks to this new node, Xitoring’s got more tricks up its sleeve, offering a smorgasbord of checkpoints that’ll have your server performance covered, no matter where it’s at.
4. Azure Awesomeness: With Microsoft Azure in its corner, Xitoring’s basically got the ultimate sidekick, ensuring that monitoring’s not just reliable but scalable too.
5. User-Friendly Finesse: Better coverage, quicker insights – that means a smoother monitoring journey for you and your worldwide gang.

And There’s More! Xitoring’s Big Expansion Plans

Guess what? Xitoring isn’t just stopping at Virginia. They’re gearing up for a wild ride, planning to roll out a whopping 10 new probing nodes in just one month!

Looking Ahead

Xitoring’s new Azure-powered probing node in Virginia isn’t just a techy development; it’s a whole new chapter in keeping our digital world spinning smoothly. With this move, Xitoring’s making sure downtime’s a no-show, monitoring’s a breeze, and users everywhere are grinning ear to ear.

So, get ready for Xitoring’s monitoring magic to keep expanding, and watch your digital life shine like never before.

Welcome to a new era of server monitoring with Xitoring v2.10! In a landscape where technological evolution is relentless, our latest major release stands ready to redefine your monitoring experience. Packed with an array of innovative features, from a revamped Notification Role system to seamless integrations with leading communication platforms, Xitoring v2.10 empowers you with greater control, deeper insights, and heightened efficiency for all your monitoring needs.

New Features for Improved Monitoring:

Redesigned Notification Role:
Xitoring v2.10 introduces a completely revamped Notification Role system. We’ve taken your feedback into consideration and refactored this crucial feature to make it even more intuitive and powerful. Now, customizing notification roles according to your team’s preferences is easier than ever before.

New Widgets for At-a-Glance Insights:
Understanding your server’s health has never been more convenient. With the new “Overall Check Status” widget, you can quickly assess the general health of your monitored assets. Additionally, the “Checks with Most Downtime” widget helps you identify problematic areas that require immediate attention, ensuring optimal uptime.

Expanded Integration Options:
We understand that effective communication during incidents is vital. Xitoring v2.10 introduces a wide array of new integrations to enhance your notification capabilities. From the familiar ring of a phone call to the familiarity of WhatsApp and the collaborative power of Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, and Discord, we’ve got you covered. And that’s not all—integrate with Splunk on Call, Spike.sh, Google Chat, Opsgenie, Pushover, Pushbullet, Ntfy, and Gotify to streamline your incident management process.

Email Confirmation for Sub Accounts:
Security and accountability are paramount. With email confirmation for sub-accounts, you have an extra layer of protection for new account creations, ensuring that only authorized personnel gain access.

Streamlined Actions:
Managing multiple checks is now simpler with the new “Add to Status Page” and “Add to Maintenance” bulk actions. Now you can easily create a maintenance schedule or a status page from the Uptime page.

MySQL Integration Query Alerts: Empowering Proactive Monitoring

In the realm of server monitoring, staying ahead of potential issues is crucial. With Xitoring v2.10’s MySQL Integration Query Alerts feature, we take proactive monitoring to new heights. Rather than merely observing queries per second, we empower you to set custom alerting rules. Visualize query activity over specific periods and receive alerts when MySQL queries exceed defined thresholds – all designed to keep you one step ahead of performance challenges.

User Experience Enhancements:
We’ve made improvements across the board, including an optimized sub-account creation form and an updated Intercom chat widget position for a smoother user experience.

Intelligent Alerts:
Xitoring v2.10 is smarter at identifying repeated incidents with paid notification channels. Receive warnings that help you make informed decisions regarding your communication strategy.

Confirmation for Custom Recipients:
When customizing recipients within Notification Roles, ensure accuracy with the new confirmation step, minimizing the risk of miscommunication and enhancing security.

Expanded Access Control:
Sub-accounts now have access to additional items, including Maintenance Schedule management, Email Reports, and Status Page control, empowering your team to take ownership of monitoring processes.

Bug Fixes for a Seamless Experience:

• Several bugs related to sub-accounts have been resolved, enhancing the overall experience.
• The status of paused checks has been fixed, ensuring accurate monitoring insights.
• Docker trigger issues have been addressed, providing smoother Docker monitoring.
• A billing error related to a request price of 0 has been resolved.
• Heartbeat interval inconsistencies have been fixed for more accurate monitoring.
• Graph scales for metrics and integrations have been adjusted for clearer visualization.
• Network graph auto-refresh now retains the selected network adapter for improved user experience.
• The “Last Month” filter for Uptime Checks has been fine-tuned to provide accurate insights.12

Read more on v2.10 Changelog

In the fast-paced world of technology, efficient server monitoring is crucial for businesses to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime. Xitoring, a leading provider of server monitoring solutions, is proud to announce the introduction of new software integrations on their flagship product, Xitogent. With seamless integration for popular software applications such as Nginx, Apache, Redis, KeyDB, PHP-FPM, MySQL, Supervisor, Docker, and Netstat, Xitoring empowers businesses to monitor their servers with ease and precision. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of these new software integrations and how they simplify the monitoring process.

Monitoring Made Easy:
Xitoring’s Xitogent is a lightweight agent designed for Windows and Linux servers. Its primary function is to collect and transmit server data to the Xitoring platform for comprehensive monitoring. With the introduction of new software integrations, setting up monitoring for popular applications has become incredibly simple. By running a single command, “xitogent integrate,” on your Linux or Windows server, you can initiate the integration process.

Seamless Integration with Popular Software Applications:

1. Nginx: Xitoring’s integration with Nginx allows you to monitor the performance and health of your Nginx web server. Track key metrics such as request rate, response time, and error rates to ensure your web server operates smoothly.

2. Apache: Xitogent’s Apache integration provides detailed insights into your Apache web server’s performance. Monitor metrics like request handling, connection status, and resource utilization to identify bottlenecks and optimize your server configuration.

3. Redis and KeyDB: Xitoring’s integrations with Redis and KeyDB, popular in-memory databases, offer real-time monitoring of key metrics like memory usage, throughput, and latency. Stay on top of your Redis or KeyDB instances to guarantee optimal performance for your applications.

4. PHP-FPM: Xitogent’s integration with PHP-FPM allows you to monitor the performance and resource utilization of PHP FastCGI Process Manager. Keep an eye on key metrics such as request duration, active processes, and memory usage to troubleshoot issues and optimize PHP performance.

5. MySQL: Xitoring’s integration with MySQL enables comprehensive monitoring of your MySQL databases. Monitor critical metrics like query execution time, connection status, and replication lag to ensure the stability and performance of your database environment.

6. Supervisor: Xitogent’s integration with Supervisor offers a convenient way to monitor and manage processes running on your servers. Gain visibility into process status, resource usage, and restart counts to proactively address any issues.

7. Docker: Xitoring’s Docker integration provides monitoring capabilities for Docker containers. Monitor container health, resource utilization, and network statistics to ensure your Dockerized applications run smoothly.

8. Netstat: Xitogent’s integration with Netstat gives you insights into network connections and traffic on your servers. Monitor active connections, connection states, and network throughput to detect any abnormalities or potential security threats.

Proactive Alerting and Reporting:

Xitoring goes beyond just data collection. With the new software integrations, Xitogent enables proactive alerting to keep you informed when something goes wrong. Based on the defined thresholds and rules, Xitoring generates alerts and sends email notifications, ensuring that you can address issues promptly and minimize any potential downtime.

Conclusion:

With the introduction of new software integrations on Xitogent, Xitoring has taken server monitoring to the next level. Simplify your monitoring workflow with a single command and gain valuable insights into the performance and health of your Nginx, Apache, Redis, KeyDB, PHP-FPM, MySQL,

Hello,

We are happy to announce our latest feature: “Webhook for Incidents”

Notification channels on Xitoring let you receive Incidents and Alerts about your servers and websites instantly. we are constantly working to add more Integrations to Notification Channels including Google Chat, Mattermost, and more.

we’ll go over how to set up webhook integration in Xitoring and give an example of what Xitoring will post to your webhook URL.

Creating a Webhook URL

To get started, you need to create a webhook URL in your server or application. This is the URL where Xitoring will send the webhook notifications. It’s essential to make sure the URL is publicly accessible and can receive HTTP POST requests.

Configuring Webhook in Xitoring

Once you have a webhook URL, log in to your Xitoring account and go to the Notification Roles page. From there, you can create a new notification role or add a webhook to an existing role. Then, enter your webhook URL in the field provided and click on “Send a Test Notification” to verify that everything is set up correctly.

Request breakdown

The following table is a guide to making it easy to integrate the Xitoring webhook feature into your application.

You can always be informed of our latest releases here.

If you have any questions, you can reach the support team at [email protected]

Hello,

Heartbeat monitoring is finally here!

At Xitoring, we know how important it is to ensure that your services and applications are running smoothly. That’s why we’re excited to introduce our latest feature: the Heartbeat Check.

So, what is a Heartbeat Check? Simply put, it’s a signal sent by your service or application at regular intervals to Xitoring. Our system then checks whether it has received the heartbeat within a certain time frame. If it hasn’t, we assume that the service or application is not responding correctly and triggering an incident.

Setting up a Heartbeat Check is easy. Just select a label like you would for any other check, configure the proper trigger and notification roles, and set the fault tolerance (the maximum interval between heartbeats) to your desired time frame. After creating the check, you’ll receive a unique link that you can use to define your heartbeat. Adding a simple GET request to your script or code can ensure that your service or application is running smoothly.

Using a Heartbeat Check is also a great way to perform an overall availability check for your Linux machine. By adding the GET request command to your crontab, you can ensure that your machine is up and running every minute.

Heartbeat monitoring use cases:

Don’t let service disruptions catch you off guard. With Xitoring’s Heartbeat Check, you can rest easy knowing that your services and applications are always being monitored. Try it out today and see the difference it can make!

You can read more about heartbeat monitoring, and some code snippets of Bash script and Python on our docs.

Hello,

We have just deployed a new version including the “Recurring Email Report” feature that lets you create multiple email reports for your uptime checks or servers, with your desired period (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) and your main email or teammates!

The free plan is limited to one report, Paid users can create as many as reports they want!

Email report sends out schedule:

• Daily Reports: you get an email report every day at 10 AM UTC.
• Weekly Reports: you get an email report every week on Monday at 10 AM UTC.
• Monthly Reports: you get an email report every 1st of the month at 10 AM UTC.

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We are happy to announce that Xitogent is now compatible with Redhat 9 distros.  Xitoring offers free server monitoring (up to 5 servers) for Centos 9 / Redhat 9 / CloudLinux 9 / Almalinux 9 / Rockylinux 9 users.

By Installing Xitogent on your Redhat 9 distro server you can easily gather all server statistics and data without hassle, and Xitoring does the most for you, including service discovery, creating initial checks, generating graphs, configuring initial triggers, etc.

Xitogent runs as a service on your server and automatically sends your server statistics continuously to your nearest Xitoring Server and we use the data to generate graphs or find out if something’s wrong on your server (e.g. we’ll automatically notify you if your CPU or memory usage is above normal). It runs on a recurring interval and sends statistics to the nearest probe node, we’ll use the data to make sure everything is fine on your server and then use it to make useful graphs (Server Load, CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Disk IO, and Disk Usage).

If you’re new to Xitoring, you can register in a minute and start monitoring 5 Linux servers at no cost forever!

About Xitogent

Hello,

We are thrilled to announce the new feature on Xitoring, that lets you create “Maintenance Schedules” for your uptime checks and servers in order to avoid false positive alerts or inaccurate reporting of downtime during a maintenance window. The feature is available for free and paid users without any limitations. Selected monitoring Checks or Servers will be paused during the maintenance window, also the status will be reflected on your Public Status Page automatically to inform your users.

Is it necessary to pause monitoring during maintenance?

It depends on the type of maintenance being performed and the specific requirements of the organization. In some cases, it may be necessary to pause uptime monitoring during maintenance to avoid false positives or inaccurate reporting of downtime.

For example, if the maintenance activity involves taking the system or service offline or making changes to critical components, uptime monitoring may need to be paused until the maintenance is completed. Otherwise, the monitoring system may generate false alerts or report false downtime, which could lead to confusion and unnecessary investigations.

On the other hand, if the maintenance activity is not expected to impact the uptime of the system or service, uptime monitoring may not need to be paused. In fact, continuing to monitor uptime during maintenance can help identify any unexpected issues that may arise during the maintenance activity.

Ultimately, the decision to pause uptime monitoring during maintenance should be based on an assessment of the potential impact of the maintenance on system uptime, as well as the specific requirements and objectives of the organization. It is important to communicate any changes in monitoring to relevant stakeholders to ensure clear expectations are set.

If you need help creating your first maintenance you can read more on Docs or contact [email protected] anytime!

Thanks.