Basic Usage

This section covers the fundamental usage patterns for Health Check Monitor.

Starting the Monitor

Once you have a configuration file ready, you can start monitoring:

healthchecker --config config.yaml

Testing Your Configuration

To validate your configuration without actually sending alerts:

healthchecker --config config.yaml --mock-alerts

Checking Configuration Validity

To just check if your configuration file is valid:

healthchecker --config config.yaml --validate-only

Monitoring Process

Once started, Health Check Monitor will:

1. Load your configuration
2. Begin checking endpoints at their specified intervals
3. Validate responses according to your criteria
4. Send alerts when problems are detected
5. Continue monitoring indefinitely (or until stopped)

For more detailed options, see Command Line Options and Docker Usage.