# 1. Create Monitoring Service

### **1. Add a New Service to Monitor**

1. Click the **New Service** button in the top-right corner.
2. Fill in the **service details** in the pop-up form:

   **Basic Information:**

   * **Service Name:** Enter a descriptive name (e.g., “My Website”).
   * **Service Type:** Select the type of service to monitor (e.g., HTTP, Ping, TCP).

   **Configuration:**

   * **Target URL/Host:** Enter the full URL including `http://` or `https://`.
   * **Check Interval:** How often the service will be checked (e.g., 1 minute).
   * **Retry Attempts:** How many retries before the service is marked down.

   **Optional Settings:**

   * **Regional Monitoring:** Enable to monitor from multiple regions.
   * **Enable Notifications:** Turn on to receive alerts.
3. Click **Save** to start monitoring your service.<br>

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