The latest articles on DEV Community by Kipsnai (@kips). https://dev.to/kips https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3914922%2F7ac7bd95-ba39-41c6-abee-211d9077472f.png https://dev.to/kips en Kipsnai Wed, 06 May 2026 01:19:54 +0000 https://dev.to/kips/i-built-an-uptime-monitor-in-rust-because-i-hate-paywalls-for-webhooks-2505 https://dev.to/kips/i-built-an-uptime-monitor-in-rust-because-i-hate-paywalls-for-webhooks-2505 <p>Hey DEV community! 👋</p> <p>I recently got frustrated with standard monitoring tools. It feels like every tool out there puts simple integrations (like Discord, Slack, or Webhooks) behind a premium paywall. Sending a webhook costs fractions of a cent, so why are we paying $15+/month for it?</p> <p>I decided to fix this by building <strong>UpScout</strong>.</p> <h3> Why Rust? 🦀 </h3> <p>To make the free tier sustainable, I needed server costs to be basically zero. I built the ping engine in Rust. It handles multi-region concurrent requests beautifully with tiny memory usage and zero Garbage Collection pauses. </p> <h3> The Result </h3> <p>Because the backend is so cheap to run, I’m doing something a bit crazy with the pricing:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Free Tier:</strong> 50 monitors (checked every 4 minutes).</li> <li> <strong>Unlocked Alerts:</strong> Webhooks, Discord, Slack, and Telegram are 100% FREE for all users. </li> <li> <strong>Dark Mode:</strong> Built in React, because light mode is a crime.</li> </ul> <p>I just launched it and would absolutely love your feedback on the speed, the UI, and the architecture!</p> <p>🔗 <strong>Link:</strong> <a href="https://upscout.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://upscout.io</a></p> <p>Let me know what you think, or if you have any questions about using Rust for network-heavy apps!</p> monitoring performance rust showdev