How I Set Up a Full Monitoring & Status Page for My Side Project in 15 Minutes (for Free)
I've built a few side projects over the years — and every single time, I told myself: “This one doesn’t need monitoring. It’s just a small tool.” Then it went down. Then people messaged me. Then I set up monitoring — the hard way. Again. This time, I wanted something fast, simple, and reliable. Here’s how I set up HTTP checks, a public status page, incident tracking, and alerting in under 15 minutes — for free, with no credit card required.

I've built a few side projects over the years — and every single time, I told myself:
“This one doesn’t need monitoring. It’s just a small tool.”
Then it went down.
Then people messaged me.
Then I set up monitoring — the hard way. Again.
This time, I wanted something fast, simple, and reliable.
Here’s how I set up HTTP checks, a public status page, incident tracking, and alerting in under 15 minutes — for free, with no credit card required.