SiteBrief Documentation

Everything you need to know about monitoring your clients' sites — how each feature works, when to use it, and what to do when something goes wrong.

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Tip:First time here? Start with Uptime monitoring — it covers the core concepts that apply to all other check types.

Quick start

Getting a site monitored takes under 2 minutes:

1Go to Dashboard → Sites → Add site
2Paste the URL (or hostname for TCP/ping) and give it a name
3Choose the check type (HTTP is the default for websites)
4Set the check interval and optionally add your client's email for reports
5Save — SiteBrief starts checking immediately

After the first check you'll see uptime status, response time, SSL days remaining, and (if enabled) PageSpeed score. Alerts go out the moment a site goes down — and again when it recovers.

Feature overview

All features available on SiteBrief, with the plans they're included in:

Feature	What it does	Plans
Uptime monitoring	HTTP/HTTPS checks every 1–5 min	FreeProAgency
Multi-step monitoring	Chain requests to monitor full user flows	ProAgency
SSL certificate expiry	Days until cert expires + alerts	FreeProAgency
Domain expiry	RDAP-based domain renewal tracking	FreeProAgency
TCP port monitoring	Check any port is open & responding	FreeProAgency
DNS monitoring	Verify DNS records match expected	FreeProAgency
Keyword monitoring	Check for text presence on page	FreeProAgency
Heartbeat monitoring	Monitor cron jobs & scheduled tasks	FreeProAgency
Blacklist monitoring	Daily RBL spam-list checks	ProAgency
PageSpeed scores	Google Lighthouse mobile score	ProAgency
Screenshots	On-demand visual site snapshots	ProAgency
Broken link detection	Crawl for 404s and dead links	ProAgency
Multi-location checks	Confirm downtime from up to 14 locations	FreeProAgency
DNS Change Detection	Daily alerts when A/AAAA/NS/MX records change	FreeProAgency
Network Diagnostics	Auto-run DNS→TCP→TLS→HTTP layers on downtime	FreeProAgency
Activity Log	Full audit trail of who did what on every site	FreeProAgency
Sub-accounts	Restrict team members to specific sites only	ProAgency
Phone call alerts	Twilio voice call when a site goes down	ProAgency
WordPress Plugin	WP/PHP versions, plugin updates, security	FreeProAgency
SEO Audit	39 checks — on-page, social, perf, code	FreeProAgency
Audit Widget	Embeddable form to capture leads via audit	FreeProAgency
APDEX score	User satisfaction index based on response time threshold	FreeProAgency
Error rate	% of checks returning down or 4xx/5xx (7-day)	FreeProAgency
White-label status page	Brand color, logo, custom CSS, favicon & OG image	Agency
Search Insights	Google Search Console: clicks, impressions, top queries	ProAgency
Competitor Intelligence	Weekly AI brief — what rivals changed, community complaints, top 3 actions	ProAgency
DevLab	Auto-fix issues via GitHub PR or GitLab MR	ProAgency
Maintenance Tasks	Kanban board for tracking site fixes	FreeProAgency
Email alerts	Instant down/recovery alerts	FreeProAgency
Webhook alerts	POST to any URL on events	FreeProAgency
Slack/Discord/Telegram	Chat channel alerts	ProAgency
Client PDF reports	Branded reports sent to client email	ProAgency
Public status page	Live status page with custom domain	FreeProAgency

Check intervals by plan

Plan	Uptime check interval	Sites limit
Free	Every 2 minutes	20 sites
Pro	Every 1 minute	50 sites
Agency	Every 1 minute	Unlimited

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Note:The interval applies to uptime checks. PageSpeed, screenshots, and broken link scans are on-demand — you trigger them manually from the site detail page.