# Uptime How-Tos – DigitalOcean Documentation

> How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
- [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 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.
- [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 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.
- [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.