Components
Components represent individual parts of your infrastructure displayed on your public status page.
Overview
Each component represents a service, system, or piece of infrastructure that your users care about. Components are displayed on your public status page and can have monitors attached to automatically track their health.
Status Values
Every component has one of four status values:
- Operational — the component is working normally
- Degraded Performance — the component is working but slower or partially impaired
- Partial Outage — some functionality is unavailable
- Major Outage — the component is completely down
Info
When a monitor detects downtime, the component status is updated automatically. You can also update status manually from the dashboard at any time.
Creating a Component
- Navigate to Components in your dashboard
- Click Add Component
- Enter a name (e.g., "API", "Website", "Database")
- Optionally add a description for your users
- The component will appear on your status page immediately
Best Practices
- Keep it user-focused — name components based on what your users interact with, not internal service names
- Be specific — "API" and "Website" are better than just "Backend" and "Frontend"
- Don't over-decompose — your users don't need to see every microservice. Group related services into a single component