Quick Start Guide
Prerequisites
Before starting, ensure you have:
- ✅ Pulsimo installed and running
- ✅ Created an admin account
- ✅ Logged into the web interface
ℹ️ If you haven't completed installation, see the Installation Guide.
Create Your First Project
Organize your monitoring endpoints
Projects help organize your monitoring endpoints by team, application, or environment.
Navigate to Projects
- 1. Click "Projects" in the left sidebar
- 2. Click the "New Project" button (top-right, blue gradient)
Fill Project Details
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Project Name | Descriptive name for your project | Production Web Services |
| Description | Brief overview of what this project monitors | Main customer-facing web application |
| Color | Visual identifier for the project | Blue, Green, or any color |
| Tags | Keywords for filtering and organization | production, web, critical |
| Priority | Importance level | High, Medium, Low |
✅ Success! Your project is now ready to contain monitoring endpoints!
Add Your First Endpoint
Monitor your services
Endpoints are the services you want to monitor (APIs, websites, databases, etc.).
Navigate to Dashboard
- 1. Click "Dashboard" in the left sidebar
- 2. Click the "Add Endpoint" button (top-right, blue gradient)
Basic Information
Health Check Configuration
| Check Interval | 30 seconds (recommended) |
| Timeout | 30 seconds |
| Expected Status Code | 200 (OK) |
Authentication (if required)
Bearer Token
For JWT or API tokens
API Key
Custom header authentication
Basic Auth
Username and password
Alert Policy
- Failure Threshold: 3 (prevents false positives)
- First Failure Warning: Enable for critical services only
- Recovery Notification: Enable (to know when issues resolve)
✅ Your endpoint is now being monitored! Within 10 seconds, you'll see the first health check result.
Set Up Notifications
Get alerted when services go down
Configure where you want to receive alerts when services go down. Pulsimo supports 6+ notification channels.
Slack
Discord
Microsoft Teams
Google Chat
Custom Webhook
Configure Slack (Example)
💡 Pro Tip: Test your channel after creating it with the "Test" button to ensure notifications work correctly.
✅ Quick Start Checklist
Next Steps
Now that you've completed the quick start, explore these advanced features: