TCP Uptime Test Explained: Monitoring Services by Port (Beginner Guide)

A TCP uptime test checks whether a specific service is running by testing if a port is open and accepting connections.
In this beginner guide, we explain how to set up a TCP uptime test in StatusCake and when it makes sense to use one.

TCP uptime tests go one step further than basic PING monitoring.

Instead of only confirming that a server is reachable, a TCP test checks whether a specific port is open and a service is accepting connections. This makes TCP tests useful for monitoring things like databases, mail servers, APIs, and internal services.

In this video, we cover:

How TCP uptime tests differ from PING tests

When TCP monitoring is the right choice

How to configure a TCP uptime test in StatusCake

Choosing a port, check rate, and monitoring regions

Using confirmation servers to reduce false alerts

This video is part of the Website Uptime Monitoring – Beginner Guide playlist.

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