> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.polarity.cc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Monitors

> Add infrastructure monitors and uptime checks.

The Monitoring page has two tabs: **Infrastructure** for AI-powered scans and **Uptime** for URL health checks.

## Infrastructure Monitors

Infrastructure monitors run AI prompts on a schedule to scan your cloud services, code, and dependencies.

### Create from Template

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Monitoring">
    Navigate to the Monitoring page
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add Monitor">
    Click the "+" button to add a new monitor
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select a Template">
    Choose from AWS Security, Cost Optimization, Code Quality, etc.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set Cadence">
    Select Hourly, Daily, or Weekly
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click Create to start the monitor
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Available Templates

| Template               | What It Does                                                          |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **AWS Security Scan**  | Scans for misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in AWS                |
| **Exposed S3 Buckets** | Finds publicly accessible S3 buckets                                  |
| **Cost Optimization**  | Identifies unused EC2 instances and savings opportunities             |
| **Terraform Drift**    | Detects differences between Terraform state and actual infrastructure |
| **Code Quality**       | Analyzes code for anti-patterns, bugs, and issues                     |
| **Dependency Scan**    | Checks for vulnerable or outdated packages                            |
| **README Sync**        | Keeps README.md updated with codebase changes                         |

### Custom Prompts

Create a monitor with any prompt:

1. Click "Add Monitor"
2. Select "Custom" instead of a template
3. Write your prompt describing what to check
4. Select cadence and save

Example prompts:

```
Check my Vercel deployments for failed builds
Scan for hardcoded API keys in the codebase
Audit IAM permissions for overly permissive policies
```

### Repository Selection

Some monitors analyze code and require a repository:

* **Code Quality** - requires repository
* **Dependency Scan** - requires repository
* **README Sync** - requires repository

Select the repository from the dropdown when creating these monitors.

### Run Now

To run a monitor immediately instead of waiting for the schedule:

1. Find the monitor in the list
2. Click the refresh icon
3. Results appear in the detail panel

## Uptime Monitors

Uptime monitors check if URLs are responding.

### Create an Uptime Monitor

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Monitoring → Uptime tab">
    Switch to the Uptime tab
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add URL Monitor">
    Click the "+" button
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter Details">
    Add name, URL, and check interval
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Alerts (Optional)">
    Select which integrations receive alerts
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click Create to start monitoring
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Configuration Options

| Field                  | Description                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| **Name**               | Display name for the monitor                     |
| **URL**                | The URL to check (https\:// added automatically) |
| **Interval**           | How often to check (30s, 60s, 5min, etc.)        |
| **Alert Integrations** | Which channels receive down alerts               |

### Check Now

Click the refresh icon on any uptime monitor to run an immediate check. The result shows:

* **Status** - Up or Down
* **Latency** - Response time in milliseconds

## Managing Monitors

### Enable/Disable

Toggle monitors on or off without deleting them. Disabled monitors don't run but keep their configuration.

### Delete

Click the trash icon to permanently remove a monitor.

### View Results

Click any infrastructure monitor to see:

* **Last run time** and duration
* **Output summary** from the AI
* **Findings** with severity levels
* **Full output** in markdown format

## Next Steps

<Card title="Configure Alerts" icon="bell" href="/dashboard/monitoring/alerts">
  Set up notifications for findings and downtime
</Card>