Comment on Show HN: Dead man's switch without reliance on your infraComments−rozenmd1yThe term of art you're looking for is: "heartbeat check"/"healthcheck", or most commonly: "cron job monitor".−bravetraveler1ySeems very similar to a 'watchdog', just... reporting instead of doing anything about it.−adamdecafOP1yThere’s no crontab for banking days. Deadcheck also requires checkins within a delta of the expected checking time.Deadcheck also doesn’t rely on your infra to alert.−herpderperator1yYeah I thought "dead man's switch" was such a weird name for this.−LorenPechtel1yIt's something that happens if you fail to take action to prevent it at some specified frequency. Looks a lot like a dead man switch to me.−vivzkestrel1yuptime monitor?−rozenmd1yUptime monitors ping your server, this seems to do the opposite.
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The term of art you're looking for is: "heartbeat check"/"healthcheck", or most commonly: "cron job monitor".
Seems very similar to a 'watchdog', just... reporting instead of doing anything about it.
There’s no crontab for banking days. Deadcheck also requires checkins within a delta of the expected checking time.
Deadcheck also doesn’t rely on your infra to alert.
Yeah I thought "dead man's switch" was such a weird name for this.
It's something that happens if you fail to take action to prevent it at some specified frequency. Looks a lot like a dead man switch to me.
uptime monitor?
Uptime monitors ping your server, this seems to do the opposite.