# Getting Started with UpReport

Welcome to UpReport! This guide will help you set up your status monitoring platform in just a few steps.

## 1    Account Setup

### Create Your UpReport Account

Start by signing up for a free UpReport account. You can begin with our Launch plan which includes:

- 3 Components to monitor
- 6 Uptime checks
- 100 Emails per month
- 2 Team members

#### 💡 Pro Tip

Choose a subdomain that represents your company well - this will be part of your public status page URL (e.g., yourcompany.up.report).

## 2    Adding Your First Components

### What are Components?

Components represent the services, systems, or applications you want to monitor. Examples include:

#### 🌐 Web Services

- • Website
- • API
- • CDN
- • Web Application

#### 🔧 Infrastructure

- • Database
- • Email Service
- • Payment Gateway
- • File Storage

### Component Status Types

- **Operational**: Service is working normally
- **Degraded Performance**: Service is slow or having issues
- **Partial Outage**: Some features are unavailable
- **Major Outage**: Service is completely down

## 3    Setting Up Monitoring

### Monitoring Options

UpReport supports multiple monitoring methods to track your service health:

#### External Monitoring

- • Pingdom integration
- • StatusCake integration
- • Uptrends integration
- • Webhook support

#### Manual Monitoring

- • Manual status updates
- • Team member control
- • Custom notifications
- • Internal visibility

#### 🚀 Recommended Approach

Start with manual monitoring to get familiar with the platform, then gradually add external monitoring tools as your needs grow.

## Next Steps

[**Customize Your Status Page** \
Learn how to customize your public status page with branding and custom domains.\
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Read guide →](/content/help/status-pages/index.html) [**Advanced Monitoring** \
Set up external monitoring tools and automated health checks.\
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Learn more →](/content/help/monitoring/index.html) [**Incident Management** \
Learn how to handle incidents and communicate with your users effectively.\
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Discover →](/content/help/incidents/index.html) [**Set Up Notifications** \
Configure alerts and notifications to keep your team informed.\
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Configure →](/content/help/notifications/index.html)