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.
🛠️ The Stack
I used Garmingo Status, an all-in-one SaaS monitoring & status page platform. It’s built for simplicity, but still has a lot of power under the hood:
Multiple monitor types (HTTP(s), Ping, Port, DNS, Keyword…)
Beautiful, customizable public status pages
Instant alerts via Email, Slack, Telegram, Discord, Webhook, and more
Incident tracking + status history
PDF reports and SLA targets (even in the Free Plan!)
⚡ My 15-Minute Setup
Created an account (no credit card needed)
👉 https://garmingo.com/status#free-demoAdded a monitor
Just entered my domain
Set it to check every 60 seconds
Enabled Slack alerts
Enabled the status page
Added logo, custom domain, dark/light toggle
Bonus: supports custom CSS
Simulated downtime
Took the app offline for 1 min
Garmingo caught it instantly
Status page auto-updated → I logged the incident
✅ Why This Matters
Even for side projects, your users (and your sleep) deserve proper monitoring.
No more “Hey, is your site down?” messages
You look professional, even as a solo dev
You get peace of mind, without losing hours on setup
🎁 Want to Try It?
Garmingo Status has a forever free plan — no credit card needed, no vendor lock-in.
If you want reliable uptime monitoring and a beautiful status page without the DevOps overhead…
👉 https://garmingo.com/status#free-demo
Let me know what your current monitoring stack looks like — or if you’ve made the same mistakes I did 😅
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