Notification when the SecuritySpy server goes offline?

Mech33
Mech33
edited December 2020 in SecuritySpy
Is there any way to get a notification when the SecuritySpy server goes offline? My iMac running SS crashes every few weeks and doesn’t always reliably auto boot up, and I don’t notice it is offline until I try to view a camera via the iOS app and it fails.

Thanks in advance!

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  • Ben
    Ben
    Unfortunately not - all notifications are sent by macOS SecuritySpy, and if the Mac has crashed then it won't be able to send notifications.

    What you could try is an automatic Mac reboot every week or so (System Preferences > Energy Saver > Schedule). I find that this can help to keep things running smoothly.
  • ConvenInteg
    ConvenInteg
    Hi. I use the free service Uptime Robot. It checks every 5 minutes and sends an email if any of my SecuritySpy servers go down.
  • Ben
    Ben
    edited December 2020
    That's a good idea! Thanks @ConvenInteg
  • Mech33
    Mech33
    Thanks for the ideas!
  • Neurobit
    Neurobit
    +1 for UptimeRobot.
    Been using for years. Great service and a snap to configure and use.
  • Ben
    Ben

    Hi All, this functionality is now built into SecuritySpy, now in the latest beta version of SecuritySpy (currently 5.4b5). You will find a new option called "Send downtime warnings" under Preferences > Email.

    From the user manual:

    Use this feature to receive email notifications when some kind of problem causes SecuritySpy to go offline, in the case where you want to run SecuritySpy continuously with no downtime. This feature works by making periodic outgoing connections to "check in" to one of our Internet servers. If these connections stop, our server will send you warning emails. Assuming you have taken the steps outlined in the section Setting up SecuritySpy for Autonomous Operation, then SecuritySpy should be running all the time, and any significant period of downtime could be the result of a software error, disk failure, computer problem, power outage, or Internet disconnection. If your system goes down, you will be sent a warning email after 20 minutes, then 1 hour, then 6 hours, then daily for 5 days.

    If all of you can test this it would be much appreciated. Set an email address and save the settings. Then simulate downtime by quitting SecuritySpy, or disconnecting your Mac from its network, for over 20 minutes. You should receive an email warning you of the downtime. Any testing feedback or other comments on this feature would be much appreciated!

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