# How to Monitor Netlify Uptime

> Netlify is a platform for deploying and hosting modern web applications with continuous deployment from Git.

*Source: https://monitoristic.com/monitor/netlify*

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## Why Monitor Netlify?

If you deploy to Netlify, your production site depends on their CDN and build system. A Netlify outage can make your site unreachable or prevent new deployments from going live.

## What to Monitor

- `your-site.netlify.app` — Production deployment
- `your-custom-domain.com` — Custom domain through Netlify
- `api.netlify.com` — Deployment API (if using CI/CD)

## What You Should Actually Do

1. Monitor your production URL — the domain your users visit, not netlify.com
2. Monitor the Netlify deployment URL (.netlify.app) separately — distinguishes CDN issues from DNS issues
3. Set up alerts before you need them — don't realize you have no monitoring during an outage
4. Create a status page for your clients — especially if you host client sites on Netlify
5. Bookmark netlifystatus.com — Netlify's official status page for platform-wide issues

## Netlify's Official Status Page

Netlify publishes real-time status at https://www.netlifystatus.com. Your own monitor complements it by catching connection-level issues, often before the status page updates.

## Takeaway

Netlify makes deployment so easy that it's tempting to forget you're depending on someone else's infrastructure. That's fine — until the CDN has an issue or the build queue backs up, and you realize your only deployment path goes through a system you don't control. Monitoring the production URL catches CDN outages. Monitoring the API catches build issues. Both give you answers before your clients start asking questions.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do I get notified when my Netlify site goes down?

Set up an HTTP monitor for your production domain on Monitoristic. You'll get an instant alert when your site returns errors, and a recovery alert when it comes back.

### Should I monitor netlify.com or my own site?

Monitor your own site. Netlify's platform can have regional or service-specific issues that affect your site without affecting netlify.com itself.

### Can I detect when Netlify's build system is slow?

Monitoristic monitors your deployed site, not the build system directly. But if you set up a monitor for api.netlify.com, you can catch API-level issues that typically coincide with build delays.

### How is this different from netlifystatus.com?

Netlify's status page covers their global platform. Your monitor checks YOUR specific site and gives you push alerts. You'll often know about issues before the status page is updated.