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Getting started

In a few minutes you can have a check that runs from four continents.

1. Create your account

Open the console and select Sign up. Enter an email address and a password. Then complete the anti-bot challenge.

To sign up without a password, select Sign up with Google or Sign up with GitHub. ZeroDrop creates the account from the verified email of your provider and signs you in. Use the same buttons to sign in later. See Account & security.

You can add two-factor authentication or a passkey to the account at any time. See Account & security.

2. Add your first check

On the Checks page, select New check. Then select a type:

  • HTTP: enter the URL to monitor, for example https://example.com/health.
  • SMTP: enter the host of the mail server. If the port is not 25, enter the port.

Every other field has a default: a 60-second interval, an expected status of 200 for HTTP, and probes from all active locations. You can change these values now or later. For the full list, see Checks.

Save the check. ZeroDrop schedules it on every location immediately.

3. Read the first results

Wait one minute. The detail page of the check then shows:

  • One row for each location (SFO, NYC, AMS and SYD), with the latest result and the response time.
  • The current status: ok, firing (down) or unknown.
  • The latency and uptime history.

A new check can show unknown for a short time, until enough locations report. This is the fail-safe, not an error. For the reason, see Consensus & status.

4. Add a notification channel

ZeroDrop sends no alerts until you add a destination. Create a notification channel for an email address or a webhook. Verify the channel, then attach it to the check. ZeroDrop then tells you when an incident opens or closes. For the details, see Incidents & alerts.

Next steps