Deadmans Switch type checks
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Uptime monitoring can be divided into roughly 2 categories
Remote Checks This is currently what checkly focuses on and is a simple check that is made from a remote server on a fixed interval and if any of these checks fail notification is sent.
Deadmanswitches These are actually the inverse, these are checks that are generated from the client and if any of these fail to report notification is sent.
These are insanely valuable for background processing or database backups where you need to verify that the job successfully completed.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman%27sswitch
Describe the solution you'd like I would love deadman switch type check added to checkly so we can consolidate our monitoring offering.
Describe alternatives you've considered
- http://healthchecks.io/ (open source self-hosted version available)
- https://deadmanssnitch.com/
- https://docs.opsgenie.com/docs/heartbeat-monitoring
Additional context
original GH issue link https://github.com/checkly/public-roadmap/issues/72
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Rikard Nilsson
Sep 5, 2023
Hey everyone, heartbeat checks are now in GA! You can find the changelog announcement here: https://feedback.checklyhq.com/changelog/64f5f4605fba0f91d5cd238e
Curious how to get started? Have a look at our documentation: https://www.checklyhq.com/docs/heartbeat-checks/
Tim Nolet
Aug 4, 2023
Hi all, we just shipped the beta of our Heartbeat check, which is a Deadman's switch / cron monitor type check. Read all about it right here -> https://checkly.featurebase.app/changelog/64cb94931d5208091b44977e