Public tools

Run a focused check before you commit it to a dashboard.

Use the public tools to inspect a target, confirm the signal is useful, then save the checks into Dashy when you need history, alerts, and a shared status page.

5: domain and DNS scanners
5: website health scanners
6: SEO, API, and dependency scanners

Check now Run a focused public scanner

Create board Send the same target into quick start

Share safely Public dashboard and display view are live first

Keep it Save to scheduled monitoring when it matters

Scan boundaries

Public tools stay useful without becoming intrusive.

Public targets: Checks use public URLs, DNS, certificates, headers, sitemaps, robots.txt, and status feeds.
No privileged probing: Dashy avoids login bypass, vulnerability scanning, port sweeps, and destructive tests.
Dashboard path: Useful findings move into quick-start boards, scheduled checks, alerts, and display tiles.

Recommendation boundary

Free scans return evidence before recommendations.

Evidence first: Public tools show the observed status, dates, DNS records, headers, routes, and safe summaries before any commercial suggestion.
Owner review: Affiliate, referral, registrar, DNS, hosting, CDN, or security-service suggestions stay inside owner-controlled workspace views until enabled.
Public output: Public dashboards, status pages, display views, and white-label client links do not show partner recommendations by default.

Choose by outcome

Start with the problem, then run the matching public check.

Domain riskExpiry, DNS drift, email DNS, CAA, DNSSEC, and SSL. Website healthUptime, redirects, content, JSON, and public path checks. APIs and vendorsJSON contracts, dependency incidents, and maintenance windows. Visual evidenceScreenshot snapshots and content drift for important pages. Security postureHeaders, vitals, sitemap, robots.txt, redirects, and trust basics. Azure runtimeRead-only VM state, resource groups, and cost awareness beside website health. Status outputPublic pages, private boards, display mode, and customer-safe sharing.

Start here

Scan a domain, then decide what deserves monitoring.

Most users begin with a domain scan because it finds the ownership, DNS, SSL, and routing signals that often become the first dashboard checks.

Certificate: Issuer, expiry date, and days remaining.
DNS: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, and nameserver records.
Routing: Final URL, response status, and public dashboard fit.

1Run a scanCheck one public target without signing in.
2Create a boardSend the same target into quick start.
3Keep historySchedule checks, alerts, and display tiles.

SSL certificateDays remaining and identity. UptimeStatus, response time, final URL. Security headersPassive browser header posture.

What gets monitored

Public scans map directly to scheduled dashboard components.

Domain pack: Domain expiry, DNS records, nameserver drift, email DNS, CAA, DNSSEC, and SSL days remaining.
Website pack: Uptime, redirects, content match, security headers, Core Web Vitals, sitemap, and robots.txt checks.
API and dependencies: JSON contracts, vendor status summaries, Search Console visibility, and GA4 traffic snapshots.

Recommended bundles

Run the checks that match the job in front of you.

Create from quick start

Launch check Before a site or app goes live

Confirm SSL days, DNS, uptime, redirects, headers, sitemap, robots.txt, and Core Web Vitals before sharing the URL.

SSL DNS Uptime Headers

Agency intake First pass for a client website

Collect domain ownership, expiry, email DNS, security posture, sitemap health, and public-page availability in one client-safe path.

Domain Email DNS Sitemap Vitals

API and vendor watch For integrations customers depend on

Check public JSON contracts, dependency status feeds, redirects, and uptime before turning vendor health into a scheduled board.

JSON Dependency Redirects Uptime

Save checks, history, and alerts in Dashy.

Turn a one-off public scan into scheduled checks with retention, alerting, and shareable dashboard views.

1Scan onceUse a focused public checker before creating an account.
2Schedule itKeep history, alerts, and expiry warnings.
3Share safelyPublish status pages or display tiles from saved boards.

Create dashboard

Domain and DNS

Ownership, routing, and domain posture

Domain checkerExpiry, A records, and AAAA records.Creates domain and DNS monitors DNS checkerA, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and NS lookups.Creates DNS record monitors Email DNS checkerMX, SPF, and DMARC policy posture.Creates mail DNS monitors Domain security checkerCAA, DNSSEC, and nameserver posture.Creates domain security monitors SSL checkerCertificate identity, dates, and days remaining.Creates SSL expiry monitors

Website health

Availability, redirects, content, and performance

Uptime checkerHTTP status, response time, final URL, and content type.Creates uptime monitors Redirect checkerRedirect count, final HTTP status, final URL, and each hop.Creates redirect chain monitors Content checkerText or regex match on a public page.Creates content monitors Security headers checkerCommon passive browser security headers and score.Creates security-header monitors Core Web Vitals checkerLCP, INP, CLS, and Lighthouse performance.Creates Core Web Vitals monitors

SEO, APIs, and dependencies

Search hygiene and integration health

Sitemap checkerSitemap type, URL count, child sitemaps, and status.Creates sitemap monitors Robots.txt checkerCrawler access, sitemap declarations, and directives.Creates robots.txt monitors Search visibility checkerSearch Console clicks, impressions, CTR, and position via connected Google.Creates Search Console monitors Analytics snapshot checkerGA4 active users, sessions, and key events via connected Google.Creates GA4 monitors JSON contract checkerRequired field path and optional expected value.Creates JSON contract monitors Dependency status checkerStatuspage-style incidents, maintenance, and component health.Creates dependency status monitors