Multi-Region Monitoring
Select specific geographic regions to monitor from and improve visibility across your global footprint.
In Upstat, you can select one or more geographic regions for each monitor. This allows your monitor to run independent checks from each selected location, helping you identify regional outages and routing issues.
How It Works
When you create or edit a monitor, you select which regions it should monitor from. These regions run checks independently at the configured interval.
- Each region sends its own requests and logs its own status
- Health is determined per region, then aggregated to calculate the overall monitor status
- No special feature toggle is required — region selection is part of every monitor configuration
Health Status Logic
The monitor status is based on how many selected regions report success or failure:
- Up – All selected regions report success
- Partial – One or more regions fail, but not all
- Down – All selected regions report failure
This logic is used for visual display, event logging, and triggering Automations.
Choosing Regions
You can choose from predefined regions during monitor setup. Regions are grouped geographically and can include:
- US East
- US Central
- US West
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- South America
You can update the selected regions at any time by editing the monitor.
Viewing Region Details
Each monitor includes:
- Region-specific status in the monitor detail view
- Logs that specify which regions failed and when
- A visual indicator of full vs. partial outages
This helps isolate issues like regional CDN problems, DNS propagation delays, or latency spikes.
Recommendations
- Select at least two regions for critical services
- Use Automations to alert only on full failures or include partials if regional issues are impactful
- Monitor latency trends regionally for performance optimization
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