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Create a health check

A health check is a dedicated monitoring request that pings your HTTP share to confirm it's operational.

This guide shows you how to create a health check for an existing HTTP share.

Prerequisites​

You need an HTTP share created before you can create a health check. See Getting started with Frontdoor for more info.

Steps​

  1. From the Frontdoor console, click Health Checks in the left-hand menu.

  2. Click the + icon to create a new health check

  3. Fill in the required fields:

    • Name: Enter a name for the health check.
    • Share name: Select an existing HTTP share.
    • Endpoint: Select the endpoint to monitor.
    • HTTP method: Choose the HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.) for the health check request.
      • For most use cases, GET is appropriate. This verifies that the resource is accessible.
    • Expected HTTP response: Specify the expected HTTP response code (e.g., 200).
      • For most use cases, 200 is appropriate. This means the server successfully processed the request.
    • Timeout period: Set the timeout period in seconds.

  4. Click Test to verify the health check configuration.

  5. Click Create to save the health check.