setup-uptime-checks
About
This skill configures external uptime monitoring using Blackbox Exporter and Prometheus for customer-facing endpoints. It implements SSL certificate expiration tracking, HTTP health checks, and status pages for SLA reporting. Use it when you need to validate service availability from multiple regions or create public status dashboards.
Quick Install
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Documentation
設可用之察
自外觀察服之可用,且防 SSL 證書過期。
用時
- 監對客之端(API、網)乃用
- 跟 SSL 證書之過期乃用
- 自多域驗服之可用乃用
- 立公之狀頁乃用
- 達 SLA 之可用報之求乃用
入
- 必要:欲監之 HTTP/HTTPS 端列
- 必要:為指收之 Prometheus 實
- 可選:多地之探位
- 可選:狀頁之器(Statuspage.io、Cachet、自定)
- 可選:警之渠(PagerDuty、Slack)
法
詳備之配與模板,參 Extended Examples。
第一步:展 Blackbox Exporter
以 Docker 或 Kubernetes 裝 Blackbox Exporter:
# Docker deployment
docker run -d \
--name blackbox-exporter \
-p 9115:9115 \
-v $(pwd)/blackbox.yml:/etc/blackbox_exporter/config.yml \
prom/blackbox-exporter:latest \
--config.file=/etc/blackbox_exporter/config.yml
Kubernetes 之展:
# blackbox-exporter-deployment.yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: blackbox-exporter
namespace: monitoring
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
matchLabels:
app: blackbox-exporter
template:
metadata:
labels:
app: blackbox-exporter
spec:
containers:
- name: blackbox-exporter
image: prom/blackbox-exporter:latest
ports:
- containerPort: 9115
volumeMounts:
- name: config
mountPath: /etc/blackbox_exporter
volumes:
- name: config
configMap:
name: blackbox-exporter-config
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
name: blackbox-exporter
namespace: monitoring
spec:
selector:
app: blackbox-exporter
ports:
- port: 9115
targetPort: 9115
得:Blackbox Exporter 行而於端口 9115 可達。
敗則:察防火牆規,確配卷掛正。
第二步:配 Blackbox 之模
立 blackbox.yml 附諸探類:
# blackbox.yml
modules:
# Basic HTTP 200 check
http_2xx:
prober: http
timeout: 5s
http:
valid_status_codes: [200]
method: GET
follow_redirects: true
preferred_ip_protocol: "ip4"
# HTTP with authentication
http_2xx_auth:
prober: http
timeout: 5s
http:
valid_status_codes: [200]
method: GET
headers:
Authorization: "Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}"
# API health check (expects JSON response)
http_json_health:
prober: http
timeout: 5s
http:
valid_status_codes: [200]
method: GET
fail_if_body_not_matches_regexp:
- '"status":"healthy"'
# SSL certificate check
http_2xx_ssl:
prober: http
timeout: 5s
http:
valid_status_codes: [200]
method: GET
tls_config:
insecure_skip_verify: false
fail_if_ssl_not_present: true
# TCP port check (e.g., database)
tcp_connect:
prober: tcp
timeout: 5s
tcp:
preferred_ip_protocol: "ip4"
# ICMP ping
icmp:
prober: icmp
timeout: 5s
icmp:
preferred_ip_protocol: "ip4"
# DNS resolution check
dns_google:
prober: dns
timeout: 5s
dns:
query_name: "google.com"
query_type: "A"
valid_rcodes:
- NOERROR
載配於 Kubernetes:
kubectl create configmap blackbox-exporter-config \
-n monitoring \
--from-file=blackbox.yml \
--dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
得:諸探之模已配為異察類。
敗則:驗 YAML 語法。察 Blackbox Exporter 之日為配誤。
第三步:配 Prometheus 之抓
加 Blackbox 之目於 Prometheus 配:
# prometheus.yml
scrape_configs:
# Blackbox exporter itself
- job_name: 'blackbox-exporter'
static_configs:
- targets: ['blackbox-exporter:9115']
# HTTP endpoint checks
- job_name: 'blackbox-http'
metrics_path: /probe
params:
module: [http_2xx]
static_configs:
- targets:
- https://api.company.com/health
- https://www.company.com
- https://app.company.com/login
relabel_configs:
- source_labels: [__address__]
target_label: __param_target
- source_labels: [__param_target]
target_label: instance
- target_label: __address__
replacement: blackbox-exporter:9115
# SSL certificate expiry checks
- job_name: 'blackbox-ssl'
metrics_path: /probe
params:
module: [http_2xx_ssl]
static_configs:
- targets:
- https://api.company.com
- https://www.company.com
relabel_configs:
- source_labels: [__address__]
target_label: __param_target
- source_labels: [__param_target]
target_label: instance
- target_label: __address__
replacement: blackbox-exporter:9115
# TCP connectivity checks (databases, etc.)
- job_name: 'blackbox-tcp'
metrics_path: /probe
params:
module: [tcp_connect]
static_configs:
- targets:
- postgres.internal:5432
- redis.internal:6379
relabel_configs:
- source_labels: [__address__]
target_label: __param_target
- source_labels: [__param_target]
target_label: instance
- target_label: __address__
replacement: blackbox-exporter:9115
重載 Prometheus 配:
# Reload Prometheus (if running in Docker)
docker exec prometheus kill -HUP 1
# Or Kubernetes
kubectl rollout restart deployment/prometheus -n monitoring
得:Prometheus 抓 Blackbox Exporter,指於 Prometheus UI 可見。
敗則:察 Prometheus 日為抓誤。驗 Blackbox Exporter 可達。
第四步:立可用之警
定警則:
# uptime-alerts.yml
groups:
- name: uptime
interval: 30s
rules:
- alert: EndpointDown
expr: probe_success == 0
for: 2m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "Endpoint {{ $labels.instance }} is down"
description: "{{ $labels.instance }} has been unreachable for 2 minutes."
- alert: SSLCertificateExpiringSoon
expr: (probe_ssl_earliest_cert_expiry - time()) / 86400 < 14
for: 1h
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "SSL certificate for {{ $labels.instance }} expires in {{ $value | humanizeDuration }}"
description: "Certificate expires on {{ $labels.instance }}. Renew soon."
- alert: SSLCertificateExpired
expr: (probe_ssl_earliest_cert_expiry - time()) < 0
for: 5m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "SSL certificate for {{ $labels.instance }} has EXPIRED"
description: "URGENT: Certificate expired. Service may be inaccessible."
- alert: SlowResponseTime
expr: probe_http_duration_seconds > 3
for: 5m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "Slow response from {{ $labels.instance }}"
description: "HTTP request took {{ $value }}s (threshold: 3s)."
- alert: HTTPStatusNot200
expr: probe_http_status_code != 200
for: 2m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "HTTP {{ $labels.instance }} returned {{ $value }}"
description: "Expected 200, got {{ $value }}."
載入 Prometheus:
# Add to prometheus.yml
rule_files:
- /etc/prometheus/uptime-alerts.yml
# Reload
docker exec prometheus kill -HUP 1
得:端不可達或 SSL 證將過期則警觸。
敗則:察 Prometheus 警頁之則評誤。
第五步:立可用之儀表
立 Grafana 儀表:
{
"dashboard": {
"title": "Uptime Monitoring",
"panels": [
{
"title": "Endpoint Availability (7 days)",
# ... (see EXAMPLES.md for complete configuration)
得:儀表示可用百分、SSL 過期、應時。
敗則:察 Grafana 之 Prometheus 數源,驗指被抓。
第六步:設狀頁
法甲:用 Statuspage.io(SaaS):
# Integrate with Statuspage.io API
curl -X POST https://api.statuspage.io/v1/pages/PAGE_ID/incidents \
-H "Authorization: OAuth YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"incident": {
"name": "API Degradation",
"status": "investigating",
"impact_override": "minor",
"body": "We are investigating elevated error rates on the API."
}
}'
法乙:自宿 Cachet:
# docker-compose.yml for Cachet
version: '3'
services:
cachet:
image: cachethq/docker:latest
ports:
# ... (see EXAMPLES.md for complete configuration)
法丙:自定狀頁,自 Prometheus 指:
<!-- Simple status page (served via Nginx or GitHub Pages) -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Company Status</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/axios/dist/axios.min.js"></script>
# ... (see EXAMPLES.md for complete configuration)
得:公狀頁示當前服狀與事件。
敗則:確狀頁之網址客可達,非藏於 VPN。
驗
- Blackbox Exporter 已展而可達
- Prometheus 抓 Blackbox 之指
- 諸要端皆配可用之察
- SSL 證過期之警已配(14 日之警)
- 警已試(模端不可達,察警觸)
- Grafana 儀表示可用與 SSL 過期
- 狀頁客可訪
- 警通達於值班工程師
陷
- 唯內之察:集內之 Blackbox Exporter 不能察外 DNS/路由之患。於多雲/多域展探
- 抓過頻:每 10 秒察生負。30-60s 常足
- 無 SSL 之監:證過期可恥可防。常監之
- 狀頁不自動:事件中人手更狀頁費時。自 Prometheus 警自動之
- 假陽:單敗之察不應警。用
for: 2m以避暫網之閃
參
configure-alerting-rules— 為可用敗立警setup-prometheus-monitoring— 為 Blackbox Exporter 之 Prometheus 後端
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