Server & Infrastructure Monitoring
Hybrid cloud uptime, infrastructure visibility, and free server monitoring tactics
4 articles
Server & Infrastructure Monitoring
May 22, 2026•9 min read
WebSockets vs Polling for Monitoring Dashboards: Why We Stream 30-Byte Probes Instead of Refreshing
An engineering breakdown of why polling is the wrong default for a probe stream — and how we built a WebSocket transport that paints in sub-second time with a 30-byte wire format.
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Server & Infrastructure Monitoring
March 10, 2026•5 min read
ICMP vs HTTP Monitoring: When to Use Each (and Why You Need Both)
ICMP ping and HTTP checks serve different purposes. Learn when to use each, how to combine them for full-stack visibility, and why relying on just one leaves blind spots.
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Server & Infrastructure Monitoring
September 26, 2025•2 min read
Free Infrastructure Monitoring Tools 2025: Exit1.dev vs. The Rest
Compare free server and infrastructure monitoring options. Learn why Exit1.dev outruns legacy free tiers in 2025.
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Server & Infrastructure Monitoring
September 6, 2025•5 min read
Free Server Monitoring Checklist 2025: No-Compromise Infrastructure Visibility
A complete free infrastructure monitoring program — the checklist, the open-source stack around it, and how to run it across hybrid cloud.
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