Monika
Synthetic monitoring with HTTP probes from config
Monika is a free and open-source synthetic monitoring tool that runs HTTP probes defined in a configuration file and alerts on failures. It checks uptime, response times, and assertions.
Key features
- Config-driven probes
- Response assertions
- Many alert channels
- Synthetic monitoring
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in TypeScript
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