# Uptime How-Tos

Generated on 13 Mar 2026

DigitalOcean Uptime is a monitoring service that checks the health of any URL or IP address. Use Uptime to monitor the latency, uptime, and SSL certificates of any website or host, and receive email or Slack alerts at thresholds you choose.

## Getting Started

[How to Create Checks](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/create-checks/index.html.md): Create an Uptime check to start monitoring an endpoint’s latency, uptime, and SSL certificate.

[How to Create Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/create-alerts/index.html.md): Create an Uptime alert to receive notifications via email and Slack when a check is failing.

[How to View the Uptime Check Dashboard](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/view-dashboard/index.html.md): View the Uptime check dashboard for information on uptime, latency, and SSL certificates, as well as for configuring alerts.

## Check Management

[How to Edit Checks](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/edit-checks/index.html.md): Edit an Uptime check to change endpoint details, check type, and regions.

[How to Destroy Checks](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/destroy-checks/index.html.md): Delete an Uptime check and any alerts associated with it.

## Alert Management

[How to Edit Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/edit-alerts/index.html.md): Edit alerts to change alert types, thresholds, and notification preferences.

[How to Destroy Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/uptime/how-to/destroy-alerts/index.html.md): Destroy an alert to stop monitoring a metric and receiving notifications for it.