---
title: How to monitor your server
description: This page explains how to monitor your Dedibox server
tags: dedibox monitoring server
dates:
  validation: 2025-09-03
  posted: 2021-06-11
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

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<Message type="important">
  The monitoring feature is deprecated and **no longer available** from the Dedibox console. For advanced monitoring of your server, refer to Scaleway’s [Observability Cockpit](https://www.scaleway.com/en/cockpit/).
</Message>

Your management console includes a monitoring system that can notify you by e-mail or SMS when a potential incident or anomaly occurs with your server. In addition, you can also view your server's logs from the console, which shows you a history of past actions carried out on your server.

<Requirements />

- A Dedibox account logged into the [console](https://console.online.net)
- [Created](/dedibox/how-to/order-a-server/) and [installed](/dedibox/how-to/install-a-server/) a dedicated server

## How to use the monitoring page

### Access the page

1. From the console, click **Server** > **Server list**. A list of your servers displays.
2. Click **Manage** next to the server you want to monitor.
3. Click **Monitoring** on the left-side menu. The monitoring page displays.
    - Under **Monitoring list**, you can see a list of your current monitoring services.
    - Under **Add service monitoring**, you can add new monitoring services to your server.

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### Add a new monitoring service

You can add an unlimited number of monitoring services and contacts.

1. From the **Monitoring page**, scroll down to **Add service monitoring**.
2. In the **Service** drop-down menu, choose the service you want to add. The following monitoring services are available:
    - Ping ⇒ Verification that your server replies to “ping”
    - DNS ⇒ Verification that your DNS server works correctly
    - FTP ⇒ Verification that your FTP server works
    - HTTP ⇒ Verification that your httpd answers
    - IMAP ⇒ Verification of your IMAP server
    - RDesktop ⇒ Verification of the availability of Remote Desktop
    - POP ⇒ Verification of your POP server
    - SMTP ⇒ Verification of your SMTP server
    - SSH ⇒ Verification that your SSH server responds

    <Message type="note">
      You have to add the IP range `62.210.16.0/24` to permit the ICMP packets to receive monitoring updates.
    </Message>
3. In the **Alert type** drop-down menu, select "E-mail" or "SMS".
4. According to your chosen alert type, enter either your e-mail address or phone number in the final box.
5. Click **Add service monitoring**.

    Your new service is added to your monitoring list.

### Delete a monitoring service

From the **Monitoring page**, click the <Icon name ="delete" /> icon next to the service you want to delete.

## How to view your server's logs

Viewing your server's logs from the console shows you a list of actions carried out on it in the past. This can help you to diagnose hardware problems, such as reboot problems or network issues.

1. From the console, click **Server** > **Server list**. A list of your servers displays.
2. Click **Manage** next to the server you want to monitor.
3. Click **Logs** on the left-side menu. The logs page displays.
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