Simple website downtime alerts

Why you need downtime alerts

Your website is your storefront. When it's down, you're losing customers and money — and you might not even know it until someone calls to complain. A plumber, restaurant owner, or Squarespace site shouldn't need to be a tech expert to know their site stopped working.

KeepPaw checks your site every minute and emails you in plain English as soon as an outage is confirmed. No confusing error codes, no complex dashboards — just alerts that tell you exactly what's wrong so you can fix it or forward it to your web person. Catches everything from uptime issues to Squarespace sites that break when the platform is up, SSL certificate expiry, and DNS problems.

What makes KeepPaw simple

• Checks every minute. We ping your site 24/7 and catch outages within a couple of minutes, not hours.
• No false alarms. Built-in protection means you won't get woken up at 2am for a 30-second hiccup that fixed itself.
• Plain-English alerts. Get emails that say "Your site isn't loading" instead of "502 Bad Gateway" — language you can understand and forward to whoever fixes your site.
• SSL certificate warnings. We warn you 30, 14, 7, and 1 days before your security certificate expires — so browsers never scare visitors away.
• Domain expiry tracking. Get notified before your domain expires — if that lapses, your website AND email stop working.
• 60-second setup. Just your website URL and email address. No complicated configuration, no credit card to start.

How it works

1. Give us your site URL. That's it — no technical setup required.
2. We watch every minute. Uptime, SSL certificate, domain registration, DNS — the schnauzer keeps an eye on everything.
3. Get alerts when something breaks. A clear email as soon as an outage is confirmed, with another message when it's back up.
4. Forward it to your web person. Our alerts are written so you can send them straight to whoever fixes your site — no translation needed.

Simple pricing for small businesses

Every plan includes all monitoring features: uptime checks every minute, SSL/domain warnings, DNS tracking, browser safety alerts, email health checks. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Who KeepPaw is for

We built KeepPaw for small-business owners who need to know their website is working, but don't want to become IT experts. If you run a plumbing company, a restaurant, a law office, or sell products on Squarespace — and you need simple downtime alerts while you run your business — KeepPaw is for you.

A real business in Louisiana, not a faceless app. You can email us and get a reply from a person.

Frequently asked questions

What are website downtime alerts?

Website downtime alerts are notifications sent to you when your website stops working or becomes unreachable. KeepPaw checks your site every minute and sends you a plain-English email as soon as it goes down—and another message when it's back up. Alerts include not just uptime but also SSL certificate expiry warnings, domain registration expiry, DNS issues, and browser security warnings.

How fast will I know if my site goes down?

KeepPaw checks your site every 60 seconds, so you'll typically know within 1-2 minutes of an outage starting. Alerts arrive by email as soon as an outage is confirmed. Built-in false-alarm protection means you won't get notified for brief hiccups that resolve themselves in under 30 seconds—only real outages that need your attention.

Will I get false alarms?

No. KeepPaw has built-in false-alarm protection. We don't alert you for brief network hiccups or temporary slowdowns that resolve themselves in 30 seconds or less. You only get notified when there's a real problem that needs attention—so you won't get woken up at 2am for nothing.

Do alerts include SSL and domain expiry?

Yes. KeepPaw monitors SSL certificate expiration and sends you alerts 30, 14, 7, and 1 days before your certificate expires—so you can renew it before browsers start showing security warnings to visitors. Domain expiry tracking is also included: you'll get advance warnings before your domain registration lapses so you can renew it before your site and email stop working.

How do I set up downtime alerts?

Setting up KeepPaw downtime alerts takes about 60 seconds. Just sign up with your email address, enter your website URL, and choose which email address gets the alerts. That's it—no complicated configuration, no technical knowledge required. KeepPaw starts monitoring your site immediately and will email you as soon as an outage is confirmed.

Can I try KeepPaw free?

Yes. KeepPaw offers a full 14-day free trial with complete monitoring—no credit card required to start. You can also run a free 1-minute website check at any time to see your site's uptime status, SSL certificate health, domain expiry, DNS records, browser warnings, and email deliverability without signing up.