Adding Sites

Learn how to add and configure sites in Pulsar.

Creating a New Site

1. Go to Sites in the left-hand menu
2. Click Add Site button (top right)
3. Fill in the required fields and click Create

Required Fields

Field	Description
Name	A friendly name for your site (e.g., "Production Store")
URL	The base URL of your Magento store
Check Interval	How often to run health checks (depends on your plan tier)

Optional Settings

Setting	Description	Default
Browser Checks	Enable JavaScript error detection	Disabled
Checkout Flows	Enable synthetic checkout testing	Disabled
Basic Auth	Username/password for protected sites	None

Site Configuration

After creating a site, click on it to access the site detail page where you can configure additional settings.

Monitored Pages

By default, Pulsar monitors your homepage. You can add additional pages to monitor:

1. In the site detail page, find the Monitored Pages section
2. Click Add Page
3. Fill in the form:
   • Page Name - A descriptive name for the page
   • Path - The URL path relative to your site (e.g., /checkout/cart)
   • Check Interval - How often to check this page
   • Use Browser Check - Enable to detect JavaScript errors
4. Click Save

Basic Auth Configuration

If your site is protected behind HTTP Basic Authentication:

1. In the site settings, find the Basic Auth section
2. Enter the Username and Password
3. Save the configuration

See Basic Auth for more details.

Managing Sites

Pause Monitoring

Temporarily stop all checks for a site:

1. Open the site detail page
2. Click Pause Monitoring
3. Checks will stop until you resume

This is useful during planned maintenance or migrations.

Muting Alerts

Temporarily disable alerting while keeping checks running:

1. Open the site detail page
2. Click Mute
3. Checks continue but alerts are suppressed
4. Click Unmute when ready to receive alerts again

tip

Use Mute during deployments when you expect brief downtime. Use Pause Monitoring for extended maintenance.

Deleting a Site

1. Open the site detail page
2. Go to site settings
3. Scroll to the bottom
4. Click Delete Site
5. Confirm the deletion

warning

Deleting a site removes all historical check data and cannot be undone.