The 60-Minute Uptime Monitor: Build, Break, Alert, Fix

Monitoring becomes real when something actually breaks. In this lab we build a small uptime monitor, point it at a demo service, then intentionally fail the service.

Attendees will see checks, alerts, logs, and response time from the operator point of view. We will tune noisy alerts and separate symptoms from root causes.

The takeaway is a starter monitoring pattern for small projects before they become hard to operate.