Getting Started

Get up and running with Pingura in minutes. This guide walks you through creating your account, setting up your first monitor, and configuring alerts.

Create your account

Visit app.pingura.com/register and sign up with your email address. You can start with the free plan — no credit card required.

  1. Enter your name, email, and password
  2. Verify your email address by clicking the link sent to your inbox
  3. You'll land on your dashboard, ready to create your first monitor

Understanding the dashboard

Your dashboard shows a real-time overview of your monitoring setup:

  • Stats cards — Total monitors, total heartbeats, and overall 24-hour uptime percentage
  • Recent monitors — Status indicators (green = up, red = down), latest latency, and sparkline graphs
  • Recent heartbeats — Last check-in times and uptime percentages

The dashboard auto-refreshes every 60 seconds. You can pause auto-refresh using the toggle in the top right.

Create your first monitor

  1. Click Monitors in the sidebar, then Create Monitor
  2. Select a monitor type (HTTP/HTTPS is the most common for websites)
  3. Enter a name (e.g., "Production Website") and the target URL
  4. Choose a check interval — how often Pingura checks your service
  5. Select which regions to monitor from
  6. Assign one or more notification channels to receive alerts
  7. Click Create Monitor — Pingura starts checking immediately

Set up a notification channel

Notification channels define who gets alerted and how. A default email channel is created with your account, but you can add more:

  1. Go to Settings → Notification Channels
  2. Click Create Channel
  3. Give it a name (e.g., "Engineering Team")
  4. Select notification methods: Email, SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Push (Pushover), or Webhook
  5. Add team members who should receive alerts through this channel
  6. Save the channel, then assign it to your monitors

Each monitor can have multiple channels assigned, so you can route critical service alerts to different teams. See Notifications for detailed setup guides.

Next steps