> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.upmetr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Get started with Upmetr in 5 minutes

Follow these steps to set up monitoring for your infrastructure.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Go to [app.upmetr.com/register](https://app.upmetr.com/register) and sign up with your email. You'll get a **14-day free trial** of the Pro plan — no credit card required.

    After signing up, verify your email address by clicking the link sent to your inbox.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a cloud account">
    Navigate to **Settings > Cloud Accounts** and click **Add Account**.

    Choose your cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, or DigitalOcean) and enter your credentials. Upmetr supports two authentication methods for AWS:

    * **IAM Role** (recommended) — Cross-account access using AssumeRole
    * **Access Keys** — Direct access with IAM user credentials

    Click **Test Connection** to verify, then **Save**.

    <Info>
      See [Cloud Accounts Guide](/guides/cloud-accounts) for detailed setup instructions per provider.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Discover resources">
    After adding an account, click **Discover** to scan for cloud resources. Upmetr automatically finds EC2 instances, RDS databases, Route53 zones, CloudFront distributions, load balancers, and more.

    Resources are re-discovered automatically every 15 minutes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first uptime monitor">
    Go to **Monitors** and click **Add Monitor**.

    Enter:

    * **Name** — A descriptive label (e.g., "Production API")
    * **URL** — The endpoint to check (e.g., `https://api.yourapp.com/health`)
    * **Check Interval** — How often to check (default: 60 seconds)

    Upmetr will start checking immediately. For HTTPS URLs, SSL certificate expiry is tracked automatically.

    <Info>
      See [Uptime Monitors Guide](/guides/uptime-monitors) for advanced settings like failure thresholds and recovery detection.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up alerts">
    Go to **Settings > Integrations** to configure where alerts are sent:

    * **Slack** — Webhook integration
    * **Email** — SMTP configuration
    * **SMS/WhatsApp** — Via Twilio
    * **Webhook** — n8n, Zapier, PagerDuty, or any HTTP endpoint

    Then go to **Alerts** to create alert rules that define when notifications are triggered and at what severity.

    <Info>
      See [Notifications Guide](/guides/notifications) for channel-specific setup.
    </Info>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Infrastructure Agents" icon="server" href="/guides/infra-agents">
    Deploy lightweight agents for host-level metrics (CPU, RAM, disk, network).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cost Tracking" icon="chart-line" href="/guides/cost-tracking">
    Set up budgets and track cloud spending across accounts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Alert Rules" icon="bell" href="/guides/alert-rules">
    Configure custom alert rules with thresholds and cooldowns.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/overview">
    Automate Upmetr via the REST API.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Navigation

The sidebar provides access to all features:

| Menu Item     | Description                                   |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Dashboard** | Overview of system health and recent activity |
| **Resources** | All discovered cloud resources                |
| **Monitors**  | Uptime monitoring and SSL tracking            |
| **Incidents** | Alert management and incident history         |
| **Costs**     | Cost tracking, budgets, and forecasting       |
| **Settings**  | Cloud accounts, integrations, team, billing   |

### Keyboard Shortcuts

Press `?` anywhere in the app to see all shortcuts.

| Shortcut     | Action              |
| ------------ | ------------------- |
| `g` then `d` | Go to Dashboard     |
| `g` then `r` | Go to Resources     |
| `g` then `m` | Go to Monitors      |
| `g` then `i` | Go to Incidents     |
| `g` then `c` | Go to Costs         |
| `/`          | Focus global search |