PulseWatch Blog
News, updates and notes from the PulseWatch team.
Self-host PulseWatch with Docker
Step-by-step guide to self-hosting PulseWatch with Docker: env vars, network, run commands, health check and production tips.
🛠 Self-hosting
Community Probes: Run Your Own PulseWatch Ping Node
Run your own probe for your own account or get approved to appear for all users. Not rolled out yet.
Announcement
PulseWatch Probe: Run Your Own Ping Node
Run your own probe and report region-level check results. Docker or local Bun.
Announcement
PulseWatch is shutting down on January 10, 2027
PulseWatch is winding down on January 10, 2027 due to monetary reasons. Donations can still change the outcome.
Announcement
Why an AI-agents-first company can't and shouldn't exist
Agents are tools, not customers. Building a company around them breaks accountability and replaces judgment with throughput.
🌱 Opinion
New Monitor Types and a Redesigned HTTP Monitor Page
TCP, DNS, SSL and reachability checks, plus a redesigned HTTP monitor page.
Release Notes
First step towards downscaling for keeping the platform alive
PulseWatch stops all code changes today, the first step to stay alive on donations.
Announcement
PulseWatch Is Forever Free, Donation Only
PulseWatch is now free. No paid plans, no trial timers, no feature gates. Donation only.
Announcement
Our Longest Incident: Two Days Down, and Why We Moved Everything Off Vercel
Two days of downtime after we hit Vercel's limits. We moved everything onto our own servers, including this site.
🔧 Infrastructure
The New PulseWatch App Is Here
Monitors, incidents, status pages and maintenance windows in one Overview screen. One command installs it.
🖥️ Product
Experimenting with a new auth provider: Hexscale
A small, opt-in experiment with a second auth provider. Canary users may see a Sign up with Hexscale button. Not recommended yet.
🔬 Experiment
Organizations Are Here — PulseWatch Works as a Team Now
Personal workspaces, members with roles, org switching and an audit trail in Settings.
🚀 Release Notes
The Story of Our Logo
What the reticle means, how it is constructed, and the rules for using it.
✨ Brand
Our Website, Redesigned
A new landing page, one shared theme, and language that matches the product.
🎨 Redesign
Tons of New Features Now Live in PulseWatch
Better Auth sign-up, bot protection, webhook monitors, badges. Now live on prod.
🚀 Release Notes
The US Cluster Is Back as Primary, Now Hosted in the EU
Vercel's functions proved too unstable, so the US cluster is back carrying the load.
🛠 Infrastructure
Is Ecosia AI Defeating the Entire Point of Ecosia?
Does AI search undermine a green mission? We looked at the numbers.
🌱 Opinion
A Quick Note From the PulseWatch Team
Summer break, US cluster status, and a note from our CEO.
📢 Team Update
PulseWatch 4.2: What is new
Database syncing, a patched admin vulnerability, and full account control.
🚀 Release Notes