Verify monitoring and alert delivery

Step-by-step walkthrough

1. 01

   Identify the deployment’s health monitor and its check schedule. Review the conditions it checks, not just whether a timer exists.

2. 02

   Configure the alert sender and recipient through protected operator settings. Verify encrypted SMTP connectivity without printing credentials.

3. 03

   Send an authorized operational test and confirm both provider acceptance and actual arrival in the intended mailbox.

4. 04

   Check how failures are retried and whether the monitor alerts on state changes or every check. Record who is responsible for responding.

5. 05

   Add independent external uptime monitoring for a whole-VPS outage. A monitor running only on the failed server cannot report its own complete loss.

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