Why are my alerts not working my Droplets?
You must install the DigitalOcean metrics agent to enable alerts for your Droplets.
Monitoring Support
Generated on 24 Apr 2025
DigitalOcean Monitoring is a free, opt-in service that lets you track Droplet resource usage in real time, visualize performance metrics, and receive alerts via email or Slack to proactively manage your infrastructure’s health.
How can I allowlist the DigitalOcean metrics agent with my firewall?
Configure your firewall to allow outgoing traffic through ports 80 and 443.