Quick Start Guide

Welcome to Pingara! This guide will help you get up and running with website monitoring in just a few minutes.

What you'll learn

• How to create your Pingara account
• How to add your first monitor
• How to understand monitoring results
• Where to go next

Step 1: Create Your Account

1. Visit pingara.com/signup
2. Enter your name, email, and create a secure password
3. Verify your email address by clicking the link we send you
4. Choose your organization name (you can change this later)

Note: Pingara starts you on the Free plan with 1 monitor, 5-minute check intervals, and 7-day data retention. You can upgrade to Pro anytime for more monitors and features.

Step 2: Add Your First Monitor

Once you're logged in, you'll land on the dashboard. Let's create your first monitor:

1. Click "Add Monitor" in the top right
2. Enter the URL you want to monitor (e.g., https://example.com)
3. Give your monitor a descriptive name
4. Choose your check interval (Free plan: 5 minutes minimum)
5. Select a monitoring region (Free plan: 1 region)
6. Click "Create Monitor"

That's it! Pingara will start checking your URL immediately.

What gets monitored?

Every check measures:

• Response time — DNS, TCP, TLS handshake, and time to first byte
• Status code — Whether the server returned an expected code (200-399)
• SSL certificate — Days until expiry (warnings at 30, 14, 7 days)
• Uptime — Whether your site responded successfully

Step 3: Understand Your Results

After a few minutes, you'll start seeing data on your dashboard:

Monitor Status Indicators

• 🟢 Up — Your site is responding successfully
• 🟡 Degraded — Response times are slower than your Apdex threshold
• 🔴 Down — Your site failed to respond (requires 2 consecutive failures)
• ⏸️ Paused — Monitoring is temporarily stopped

Key Metrics

• Uptime % — Percentage of successful checks over time
• Apdex Score — User satisfaction metric (0.0-1.0, higher is better)
• Response Time — How long your site takes to respond (p50, p95, p99)
• Active Incidents — Count of ongoing outages

Tip: Click any monitor to see detailed performance charts and incident history.

Step 4: Set Up Alerts

Don't wait to discover outages — let Pingara notify you:

1. Go to Settings → Alerts
2. The default alert policy is already linked to your monitor
3. Add your email address to the alert channel (it's pre-filled)
4. Optionally add Slack, Discord, or webhook integrations

You'll receive alerts when:

• Your monitor goes down
• Performance degrades beyond thresholds
• SSL certificates are about to expire
• Monitors recover from incidents

Learn more about setting up alert policies.

Step 5: Create a Status Page (Optional)

Keep your customers informed with a public status page:

1. Go to Status Pages in the sidebar
2. Click "Create Status Page"
3. Choose a unique URL slug (e.g., yourcompany)
4. Add monitors you want to display publicly
5. Toggle "Public" to make it live

Your status page will be available at status.pingara.com/yourcompany.

Learn more about creating status pages.

Next Steps

Now that you're monitoring your first URL, explore these features:

• Understanding the Dashboard — Learn what all the charts and metrics mean
• Creating Your First Monitor — Detailed walkthrough of monitor configuration
• HTTP/HTTPS Monitoring — Advanced monitor settings (keywords, custom headers, SSL)
• Setting Up Alerts — Configure multi-channel alerting
• Plans and Pricing — Upgrade for faster checks and more monitors

Need Help?

• Browse the full Knowledge Base
• Check our GitHub repository for issues and updates
• Email support@pingara.com for assistance

Welcome to Pingara — we're excited to help you keep your services running smoothly! 🚀