The Streaming monitoring check is a part of the ClouDNS motoring service, which verifies if a specified URL has an active stream and checks the audio volume of the stream. If the stream is inactive or the audio volume is outside the expected range, the check is marked as DOWN.
Streaming monitoring is essential for ensuring the continuous availability and quality of streams. It is particularly useful for live broadcasts, online radio stations, and any service relying on uninterrupted streaming. By regularly checking the stream's availability and audio levels, administrators can promptly address any issues that may arise, ensuring a seamless experience for listeners.
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Streaming Monitoring is suitable for any application that involves broadcasting content. Reliable streaming is critical for businesses that depend on this type of service, such as online radio stations, live event broadcasts, podcasts, and others. Streaming monitoring ensures that streams are continuously available and that the audio quality meets the required standards, minimizing the chances of interruptions and poor audio experiences.
Streaming monitoring is an essential part of broadcast management, as it provides administrators with the ability to detect and respond to streaming issues, track audio quality, and uncover inefficiencies. It is a proactive approach to stream management, allowing administrators to identify and respond to potential issues quickly before they become significant problems. Additionally, streaming monitoring offers real-time results, ensuring that administrators are always aware of any changes in the audio stream and can take immediate action if needed. In other words, monitoring streaming is crucial in maintaining the health and quality of broadcasts across all organizations.
Each Monitoring check provides a debugging option which you can use to find out where the problem comes from using Traceroute information - The traceroute command is used to determine the path between two connections. Often a connection to another device will have to go through multiple routers. The option can be found in the Monitoring check settings page on the right side of the "Uptime changes section".
Regarding Streaming monitoring, it is crucial to check the correct parameters to ensure the safety and integrity of the broadcasts. The parameters you need to enter when you create a Streaming monitoring checks are:
Monitoring these specific parameters ensures that any issues related to your streaming service can be promptly detected and addressed.
Question: What is the difference between Streaming monitoring and other types of monitoring?
Answer: Streaming monitoring is used to assess the performance and availability of streams by checking the presence and volume of the stream. Other types of monitoring, such as SMTP or TCP monitoring, are used to assess the performance and availability of email and network services, respectively.
Question: How frequently should I check my streaming service?
Answer: It is recommended that you check your streams at least once a day. If your streaming service is critical or handles a high volume of traffic, it is recommended to check it multiple times a day. We provide monitoring intervals of 1m., 5m., 10m., 15m., 20m., 30m., 1h., 3h., 6h., 12h. and 24h.
Question: What types of issues can be detected with Streaming monitoring?
Answer: Streaming monitoring can be used to detect various issues such as inactive streams, audio dropouts, low or high audio volume, and interruptions in the stream.
Question: In which plans can I take advantage of the Streaming monitoring check?
Answer: You can benefit from Streaming monitoring check in any of our Monitoring service plans. In addition, with Premium DNS, DDoS Protected DNS and GeoDNS plans, you can take advantage of 1 monitoring check.
Question: Can I monitor multiple streams at once with ClouDNS Streaming monitoring?
Answer: Yes, in our Monitoring service plans S, M, and L, you can benefit from more than 1 monitoring check, allowing you to monitor multiple streams simultaneously.