How Often Are My Sites Checked?

How Often Are My Sites Checked?

Blimey checks your sites at the interval you configure for each monitor.

Available Intervals

  • 30 seconds — checks twice per minute
  • 1 minute — checks once per minute
  • 2 minutes — checks every 2 minutes
  • 5 minutes — checks every 5 minutes

Choosing the Right Interval

Use Case Recommended Interval
Critical production sites 30 seconds
Important business sites 1 minute
Internal tools 2 minutes
Low-priority or staging sites 5 minutes

How Checks Are Scheduled

Each monitor has its own independent timer. Checks run continuously in the background as long as:

  • The monitor is not paused
  • Background monitoring is enabled

Hourly Sync

Every hour, Blimey performs a sync to refresh all monitor timers. This ensures that any configuration changes are picked up and timers stay accurate.

Last updated on March 5, 2026