How to Migrate from Instatus to Pingzo

Instatus is a popular tool for building cheap status pages. However, because it lacks a native global uptime checking engine, teams must set up and pay for external monitoring tools (like UptimeRobot or Better Stack) to keep their Instatus pages updated.

This guide details how to switch from Instatus to Pingzo to get both status pages and active uptime monitoring in a single dashboard.

Why Teams Migrate to Pingzo

• Unified Dashboard: Pingzo runs active HTTP, API, TCP, and Cron monitoring loops natively. You do not need to configure third-party checkers.
• Official WhatsApp Alerts: Pingzo features native WhatsApp notifications through the official WhatsApp Business API, making incident escalation seamless.
• True Flat-Rate Value: Paid plans include unlimited status pages, active monitors, and team members under a single flat rate.

Step 1: Export Components from Instatus

Locate the setup fields of your active services:

1. Log in to your Instatus dashboard.
2. Navigate to Components and list your active microservices, APIs, and dashboard elements.
3. Copy these component names to match them inside Pingzo.

Step 2: Create Uptime Monitors on Pingzo

Pingzo monitors your endpoints actively and updates your status page automatically:

1. Log in to your Pingzo Dashboard.
2. Navigate to the Monitors tab and click Create Monitor.
3. Configure check intervals (down to 30 seconds) for your primary storefronts, auth gates, and APIs.
4. Set up alert destinations for your developers, including Slack, Telegram, or WhatsApp profiles.

Step 3: Build Your New Status Page

1. In the Pingzo menu, click Status Pages -> Create Status Page.
2. Link your new monitors to their corresponding status page components.
3. Configure your custom domain (e.g. status.yourdomain.com). Pingzo will provision a free SSL certificate for this domain automatically.

Step 4: Import Subscribers and Switch DNS

1. Export your active email subscribers list from your Instatus settings.
2. Go to the Subscribers tab on Pingzo and upload the list.
3. Update your DNS CNAME settings to point your status subdomain to Pingzo's routing servers.

Once the DNS changes propagate, your status page is fully operational and updated automatically by Pingzo's native monitors.