The latest articles on DEV Community by Official Emi (@official_emi_59409f16fdec). https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4080642%2F6d24a6cb-06b0-4a83-904b-75e63c990371.png https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec en Official Emi Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:07:41 +0000 https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/why-uptime-monitoring-alone-isnt-enough-1bok https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/why-uptime-monitoring-alone-isnt-enough-1bok <p>Many developers think a website is healthy as long as it's online.</p> <p>But a website can be "up" while still having serious problems:</p> <ul> <li>SSL certificates can expire</li> <li>Contact forms can stop working</li> <li>DNS records can break</li> <li>APIs can fail silently</li> <li>JavaScript errors can affect users</li> <li>Performance can degrade over time</li> </ul> <p>Your users don't care whether the server is running. They care whether the website actually works.</p> <p>Monitoring should go beyond uptime checks and focus on the overall health of your website.</p> <p>What website issue have you discovered too late?</p> monitoring javascript frontend backend Official Emi Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:13:05 +0000 https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/your-website-can-be-online-and-still-be-broken-1oi6 https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/your-website-can-be-online-and-still-be-broken-1oi6 <p>Most developers think that if a website returns 200 OK, everything is working.</p> <p>Unfortunately, that's not always true.</p> <p>A website can be online while:</p> <ol> <li><p>Contact forms are failing</p></li> <li><p>APIs are returning errors</p></li> <li><p>SSL certificates are about to expire</p></li> <li><p>JavaScript errors are breaking key functionality</p></li> <li><p>Pages are loading slowly</p></li> <li><p>Broken links are frustrating visitors.</p></li> </ol> <p>This means your uptime can be 100% while your users are having a terrible experience.</p> <p><strong>What Should Developers Monitor?</strong></p> <p>Instead of monitoring only uptime, consider tracking:</p> <p>. Uptime<br> . SSL certificates<br> . DNS health<br> . Form functionality<br> . API endpoints<br> . Performance<br> . JavaScript errors<br> . Broken links<br> . Domain expiration<br> . SEO health</p> <p><strong>The Real Goal</strong></p> <p>The goal isn't just keeping a website online.</p> <p>The goal is making sure it actually works for users.<br> That's one of the ideas that inspired me to build PulseVault.</p> <p>Try PulseVault: PulseVault.website</p> <p>What do you monitor after deploying a website?</p> <p>P.S. I'm building PulseVault (PulseVault.website) and would love feedback from developers and website owners.</p> saas programming webdev devops Official Emi Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:00:32 +0000 https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/i-built-pulsevault-to-monitor-websites-looking-for-feedback-30id https://dev.to/official_emi_59409f16fdec/i-built-pulsevault-to-monitor-websites-looking-for-feedback-30id <p>Hi everyone,</p> <p>I've been building PulseVault, a website monitoring platform that helps website owners detect downtime, SSL issues, broken forms, and performance problems.</p> <p>I recently finished the landing page and I'm looking for honest feedback.</p> <p>What would make a tool like this useful to you?</p> <p>What features would you expect from a website monitoring platform?</p> <p>I'd appreciate any feedback.</p> <p>pulsevault.website</p> buildinpublic monitoring saas showdev