Game server monitoring by IP address and port
Running a community server? KeenCrow asks it for its status every minute and emails you when it stops answering. On the larger plans the alert can go straight into your Discord channel.
What it works with
- Steam game servers. Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike 2, Garry's Mod, Rust, Left 4 Dead 2 and other games that answer the Steam server query. KeenCrow reads the server name, the map and how many players are on.
- Minecraft Java and other TCP services. KeenCrow checks that the port accepts connections.
You enter the public IP address or hostname and the port, such as the address players use to connect. For Steam games use the query port, which for some games is different from the port players join on.
How it tells you
- One failed check never alerts. Three in a row confirm the outage, then you get one message.
- You get one more message when the server is back.
- Alerts go to your email and to teammates you add. On Plus and Pro they can also be posted to a Discord or Slack channel through a webhook.
- A pause button stops checks while you update or restart the server on purpose.
A status page for your community
Switch on the public status page and share the link. It shows each server, whether it is up, the map and player count from the last check, and a bar for each of the last 30 days.
Good to know
- Only public addresses can be monitored. A server at home needs to be reachable from the internet, which usually means port forwarding is set up.
- Checks run from a single location in the United States, so the response time shown is measured from there.
- Minecraft Bedrock and games without a Steam query are not supported yet.
- Monitor only servers you run or have permission to monitor.
What it costs
Starter covers 3 servers or websites for $2 a month and is free for the first 10 days. Plus covers 10 for $5 and Pro covers 30 for $10. Websites and game servers can be mixed on one plan.