Question 1

How fast are alerts delivered?

Accepted Answer

The moment a health check fails, alerts are dispatched in parallel to every enabled channel - typical end-to-end delivery is under two seconds on Pro and Max.

Question 2

Do I need a database?

Accepted Answer

No. PulseOps stores monitor history compactly and is trivially backup-able. You can run everything from a single VPS.

Question 3

Can I self-host PulseOps?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The whole stack is a single ASP.NET Core service plus a React SPA. The Max plan includes a commercial license for self-hosting with your own branding.

Question 4

What kinds of checks are supported?

Accepted Answer

HTTP/HTTPS health checks with configurable interval and timeout, SSL certificate expiry, and DNS/domain expiry. Keyword matching and multi-region probes ship on Max.

Question 5

Which notification channels are included?

Accepted Answer

Telegram, Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, WhatsApp (via Meta API), Email (SMTP), and Facebook Messenger. Max adds custom webhook destinations.

Question 6

Is there a free trial on paid plans?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Pro includes a 14-day full-feature trial with no credit card required. Max is trial-by-request so we can help you plan your rollout.