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Free Server Monitoring and Alerts Service **BETA**

Setup New Monitor

Username: You can add multiple servers/monitors under the same account
Password: Choose a password so you can modify this monitor in the future
Server Details
Monitor type: See below for monitor type details.
Server address: The IP number, hostname or url depending on which type of monitor you want
Server name: If your server is called web1.yourdomain.com just enter web1 or some other short name
Description: Describe this servers function
Alerts Options
Email: Where alerts will be sent so make sure its valid and accepts email from alerts*@*servermojo.com. Separate multiple emails with a comma.
SMIM Alerts: Enable ServerMojo Instant Messages - recommended! *
Jabber: (optional) Instant jabber alerts will be sent here - use this for GTalk or any other jabber based IM you use.
Twitter: (optional) Instant Twitter alerts will be sent here - enable direct messages in your twitter account for this.
SMS number: (optional) With country code, ie. 44 for UK and drop the first 0 (44123456789)

By registering or using this site or service you agree to hold harmless and indemnify the company (Pidgin Technologies Ltd), its directors, employees or agents from and against any and all claims, liablility, loss, damages or expense arising from or relating to your use of the service.


* ServerMojo Instant Messages

We run our own instant message server to provide you with the most reliable and fastest free alerts system. In order to use it you need an IM client that supports the jabber protocol which most of the multi-protocol IM clients such as Miranda, Trillian, Gaim/Pidgin etc. already have. You can also get one from here: http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.shtml.

Twitter Alerts

If you have a twitter account you can choose to get alerts sent there and so get alerts via email, IM or SMS all via Twitter. Make sure to configure your twitter account to enable direct messages and add servermojo to your friends list!

Jabber Alerts

If you have a jabber based IM account elsewhere, for example GTalk (GMail), you can choose to get alerts sent there also.


Monitor Types Explained

http/web basic - this monitor just checks that your webserver is up and responding to requests. It does not guarantee your site is working properly though, for example if you have a database driven site and your db is down then the only thing that your web server will display is an error message! If your site is static html or something like that then this monitor is what you need.

http with keyword - this monitor goes further than the one above in that it checks for some specific text on the page. For example if your site has the word "hosting" on the page then this monitor will search for that word and report an error if it's not found. This is ideal if your site is dynamic or database driven.

dns - this monitor checks that your nameservers are online and responding to requests.

mysql - this checks that your mysql database is online. It does not require a mysql login, just that it is able to reach it (ie. not blocked by firewall).

ping - this checks that your server itself is online and responding to pings.

We advise your to verify that a monitor is working for your server before relying on it - some types of monitors may be blocked by your firewall for example or spam filters may block our email alerts.

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