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Installation

First steps after install

Installation 2 min read

This page is the first configuration pass after the checklist. It is for the WHMCS administrator.

Checks do not run by themselves. A monitor stays Unknown until the WHMCS cron, the dedicated cron URL, or Force Run executes it. A 60-second interval still waits for the next cron tick.

1 — Create a status page

  1. Open Addons → Uptime Monitor 2 → Status Pages.
  2. Click Add Status Page.
  3. Set a title and a slug. The slug becomes the public path when pretty URLs are on: /status/{slug}.
  4. Leave access at Public for the first test.
  5. Save.

2 — Add one HTTP monitor

  1. Open Monitors and click Add Monitor.
  2. Choose the page you just created.
  3. Set type to http and target to a URL you control, including https://.
  4. Leave the interval at 300 seconds and the timeout at 10 seconds.
  5. Set Retry Count to 2 so one failed check does not mark the service Down.
  6. Save.

3 — Run one check

  1. Open Tools.
  2. Run the new monitor, or click Force Run All Checks Now.
  3. Return to Monitors. The badge should leave Unknown.
Result What it means
Up The target answered inside the timeout and passed keyword rules, if any
Down The fail streak reached Retry Count. Read the last check before changing the target
Unknown No check has finished. Cron is not calling the addon

4 — Open the page as a visitor

  • Client area: https://your-whmcs.example/index.php?m=UptimeMonitor2
  • Pretty URL, after you enable it: https://your-whmcs.example/status/{slug}