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Is there anything DEV3 Watchmoor does not do?

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Good to know before you buy

  • Probe regions are logical. Out of the box checks run from the server where you install it. The eu-west, us-east and ap-south regions are simulated from that same result with seeded latency offsets. To check from real places you run the small probe agent (php artisan watchmoor:agent) on servers elsewhere with a node token.
  • "Ping" is a TCP connect, not ICMP. PHP cannot send ICMP without root, so the check is labelled TCP ping in the interface.
  • Email and SMS alerts are simulated. They are written to a message log until you add a mail transport and an SMS provider driver. There are no voice calls.
  • Webhook and chat-webhook channels are real, and go through the same SSRF-safe client as the checks.
  • Custom domains need your TLS. Watchmoor verifies the DNS records of a status page domain but does not issue certificates; terminate TLS on your own proxy.
  • Demo monitors target fictional *.example hosts that a simulated driver answers; they never leave the server. Real targets are checked for real.
  • A cron entry is required. schedule:run every minute drives the checks. A queue worker is recommended; QUEUE_CONNECTION=sync works for small installs and is bounded per run.
  • Subscriptions use a simulated billing gateway until you configure one. You are the merchant of record for your customers.
  • Web only. There are no mobile apps.
  • No hosted demo. The brands, people and places in the screenshots are fictional.
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