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Notes on keeping a site alive

Plain-English guides to uptime, SSL, DNS, and email authentication — written by the people who run the monitoring.

DMARC monitoring for small business, in plain English

DMARC monitoring for small business, in plain English

DMARC is the policy that stops strangers sending mail as you. What it is, why p=none comes first, and when to tighten it.

Your domain landed on an email blacklist

Your domain landed on an email blacklist

Blacklist listings quietly kill your email deliverability. What they are, how listings happen, and the order to fix them in.

Your DNS changed and you didn't change it — now what

Your DNS changed and you didn't change it — now what

DNS is the phonebook for your domain. An unexpected change can redirect your website and your email — here is how to respond.

What to do when your SSL certificate expires

What to do when your SSL certificate expires

An expired certificate does not just show a warning — visitors leave. How expiry happens, how to catch it early, and how to fix it.