Monitrova now verifies downtime, SEO and SSL checks from a second location
Today I shipped three Monitrova updates focused on one thing: making website monitoring more accurate and less noisy.
Monitrova is a website monitoring tool built for freelancers, small agencies, developers, and anyone managing client websites. It monitors uptime, SSL, homepage health, and WordPress changes through the Monitrova Site Agent.
Today also proved why that matters. Monitrova caught unusual changes on two WordPress websites I monitor through SourceCode. After checking them properly, both had been compromised. Because the changes were flagged quickly, I was able to investigate, contact the site owners, and secure the websites before the issue became worse.
The updates shipped today are all about reducing false alerts and improving trust in the checks.
Version 1.17.0 added second-location checks for downtime alerts. Some websites block automated checkers at the firewall, even when the site is working normally for real visitors. Monitrova now checks from a second independent location before sending a down alert. If one location is blocked but the site is still online, Monitrova avoids sending a false “site is down” alert.
The manual Recheck button now uses the same two-location logic, so manual checks are handled with the same accuracy as automatic checks.
Version 1.18.0 extended that backup logic to homepage health, SEO, and SSL checks. If a site blocks Monitrova from one location, the check is retried from a second location before reporting a problem. This helps avoid false warnings for missing titles, noindex issues, server errors, or SSL problems that are only caused by a firewall blocking the checker.
Version 1.19.0 fixed a duplicate alert issue. Under certain timing conditions, two background checks could overlap and send the same “site down” or “site recovered” email twice. Nothing was being missed, but duplicate alerts are still noise. That has now been fixed, so each alert should only be sent once.
The goal with Monitrova is not to create another tool that fills your inbox with panic alerts.
The goal is to confirm issues properly, reduce false positives, and give website owners and developers alerts they can actually trust.
Monitrova is free to start, with one site included and no card needed.
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