Pulsimo Documentation
Modern On-Premise Service Monitoring Platform
What is Pulsimo?
Pulsimo is a comprehensive, modern, on-premise service monitoring and incident management platform designed to provide real-time visibility into your infrastructure's health. Built with a focus on developer experience and operational excellence, Pulsimo offers an all-in-one solution for monitoring HTTP/HTTPS endpoints, databases, message queues, and custom services across your entire technology stack.
Unlike traditional monitoring solutions that require multiple tools and complex configurations, Pulsimo provides a unified, intuitive interface for monitoring, alerting, incident management, and dependency tracking—all deployable on your own infrastructure with complete data sovereignty.
Key Capabilities
Real-Time Health Monitoring
Continuous health checks across HTTP, TCP, Database, Kafka, Redis, Elasticsearch, and custom endpoints
Intelligent Alerting
Multi-channel notifications via Slack, Discord, Email, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and custom webhooks
Incident Management
Complete incident lifecycle management with acknowledgement, investigation, and post-mortem capabilities
Dependency Mapping
Automatic discovery and visualization of service dependencies with critical path analysis
Performance Analytics
In-depth performance metrics, SLA tracking, and trend analysis
Role-Based Access Control
Granular permissions system with admin, member, and viewer roles
The Problem We Solve
Modern infrastructure monitoring presents several challenges that traditional tools often fail to address adequately:
1. Complexity and Fragmentation
The Challenge:
Traditional monitoring stacks like Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager require deploying, configuring, and maintaining multiple separate tools. Each tool has its own learning curve, configuration language, and operational requirements.
Pulsimo's Solution:
An integrated, all-in-one platform where monitoring, alerting, incident management, and dependency tracking work seamlessly together. Deploy once, configure through an intuitive UI, and start monitoring in minutes.
2. Developer Experience
The Challenge:
Prometheus requires learning PromQL, Grafana needs dashboard JSON configurations, and Alertmanager uses YAML-based routing rules. Setting up a simple alert can take hours of documentation reading.
Pulsimo's Solution:
A modern, intuitive web interface designed for both technical and non-technical users. Create endpoints, configure alerts, and manage incidents through simple forms—no query languages or configuration files required.
3. Incident Management Gap
The Challenge:
Traditional monitoring tools tell you when something is down but provide no structured way to manage the incident lifecycle. Teams resort to external ticketing systems or spreadsheets.
Pulsimo's Solution:
Built-in incident management with acknowledgement tracking, multi-user escalation, investigation notes, post-mortem generation, and complete audit trails—all integrated with your monitoring data.
4. Data Sovereignty and Compliance
The Challenge:
Cloud-based monitoring services send your operational data to external servers, creating compliance issues for regulated industries and raising data sovereignty concerns.
Pulsimo's Solution:
Fully on-premise deployment with complete data control. Your monitoring data never leaves your infrastructure, ensuring compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, and internal security policies.
Core Philosophy
Simplicity Without Compromise
Powerful features delivered through intuitive interfaces. Complex monitoring doesn't require complex tools.
Data Sovereignty First
Your infrastructure data stays on your infrastructure. No third-party dependencies for core functionality.
Developer-Centric Design
Built by developers, for developers. Every feature considers the on-call engineer's 3 AM experience.
Production-Ready by Default
Optimized for performance, reliability, and scale. Battle-tested for production workloads from day one.
Who Should Use Pulsimo?
Perfect For
DevOps Teams
managing microservices architectures
Platform Engineers
building internal developer platforms
Site Reliability Engineers (SRE)
maintaining production systems
Regulated Industries
(healthcare, finance, government) requiring data sovereignty
Startups & Scale-ups
needing enterprise features without enterprise complexity
Self-Hosted Advocates
preferring control over convenience
Use Cases
Microservices Monitoring - Track health across distributed services
API Gateway Monitoring - Ensure API availability and performance
Database Health Checks - Monitor PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB instances
Message Queue Monitoring - Track Kafka and Redis health
Third-Party API Monitoring - Monitor external dependencies
Multi-Region Infrastructure - Monitor services across geographic locations
Compliance Monitoring - Meet uptime SLAs with documented evidence
Pulsimo vs. Traditional Monitoring Stacks
| Feature | Pulsimo | Prometheus + Grafana + Alertmanager |
|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | 15 minutes with Docker Compose | Several hours to days |
| Learning Curve | Intuitive UI, no special languages | Requires learning PromQL, Grafana queries |
| Incident Management | Built-in with post-mortems | Requires external tools |
| Dependency Mapping | Automatic discovery & visualization | Manual configuration or separate tools |
| Multi-Channel Alerts | 6+ channels out-of-the-box | Basic webhook support, needs integration |
| User Management | Built-in RBAC with 3 roles | Limited, requires external auth |
| Configuration | Web UI with forms | YAML files and code |
| Database Monitoring | Native PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB | Requires exporters and configuration |
Technology Stack
Pulsimo is built with proven, production-ready technologies:
Next Steps
Quick Start Guide
Get started with Pulsimo in 15 minutes. Create your first project and monitor services.
Installation Guide
Deploy Pulsimo on your infrastructure with Docker Compose in minutes.
Ready to Get Started?
Deploy Pulsimo on your infrastructure and start monitoring your services today.
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