Health checks and status monitoring

↩ Services

JOATOS can actively check whether a service is running and keep its status up to date automatically. This article covers the check types and how to turn monitoring on.

Turning on monitoring

On the service's detail page, edit it and tick Enable automatic monitoring. Choose a monitor type, then set the Monitor interval (seconds) — how often to check (default 60).

Check types

HTTP / HTTPS

Enter a health-check URL. JOATOS requests it and maps the result:

• 2xx response → Running
• 4xx / 5xx response → Degraded
• Unreachable → Stopped

Linux process / systemd service

Enter the process or unit name and pick a check method:

• systemctl — the unit is Running when systemctl is-active reports active, otherwise Stopped.
• pgrep — Running when a matching process is found, otherwise Stopped.

A connection error shows as Unknown.

Windows service

Enter the Windows service short name (e.g. wuauserv, not "Windows Update"). The service is Running when its state is running, otherwise Stopped; a connection error shows Unknown.

Reading status

Each service shows a coloured status — Running (green), Stopped (red), Degraded (yellow), or Unknown (grey) — along with the last checked time and the latest check message (e.g. HTTP 200 or systemctl: active).

Checking on demand

On the detail page, Check now runs the health check immediately and updates the status without waiting for the interval.

Notes & tips

• Process and service checks run through the server's scanning profile, so that credential (SSH or WMI) must be valid.
• Pair service status with alerts so a Stopped or Degraded result notifies the right people.

Related

• Adding a service check
• Choosing a collection method
• Alerts & Notifications