# website monitoring
How to Monitor a Bubble App
Bubble is one of the most popular no-code platforms for building web applications — from MVPs to production SaaS tools. Because Bubble handles hosting, you don't have server logs, process managers, or infrastructure dashboards to watch. What you do have is a custom domain, SSL certificate, and a set of API workflows that your users depend on — all of which need external monitoring.
What Bubble Manages vs What You Own
Bubble manages:
- Application hosting and scaling
- Database infrastructure
- SSL certificate provisioning for
*.bubbleapps.iosubdomains - Platform uptime and deployments
You own:
- Your custom domain registration and DNS configuration
- SSL certificate renewal for your custom domain (depends on correct DNS)
- Your app's behaviour and API workflows
- Third-party integrations (Stripe, SendGrid, etc.)
Bubble publishes a status page for platform-level incidents. What it won't tell you is whether your specific custom domain is resolving, your SSL certificate is valid, or your critical user-facing flows are working correctly.
What to Monitor
Your Custom Domain
Monitor: https://yourapp.com
Expected status: 200
Content check: your app name or a page-specific keyword
Interval: 5 minutes
This is the primary check. If Bubble has an incident or your DNS configuration is broken, this monitor fires.
Key Application Pages
Bubble apps often have distinct pages for authentication, core functionality, and payment flows. Add separate monitors for:
- Your login page (
/loginor equivalent) - Your main application dashboard
- Your pricing or checkout page if applicable
A 404 on your login page — which can happen after a Bubble deployment that changes page slugs — is caught immediately.
API Workflow Endpoints
If your Bubble app exposes API workflows (via Bubble's API connector or Data API), monitor them:
Monitor: https://yourapp.com/api/1.1/wf/your-workflow
Expected status: 200
API workflow failures often don't surface on the front-end until users report issues. External monitoring catches them proactively.
SSL Certificate
Bubble provisions SSL for custom domains via Let's Encrypt. If your DNS CNAME or A-record is misconfigured or changes, Let's Encrypt renewal fails and your SSL certificate eventually expires.
SSL certificate monitoring alerts you 30 days before expiry — enough time to investigate and fix DNS issues before visitors see browser warnings.
Domain Expiry
Your custom domain is registered independently of Bubble. If the domain lapses, your app becomes inaccessible to all users. Domain expiry monitoring provides advance warning.
Monitoring for Production Bubble Apps
If your Bubble app is in production with paying users, treat monitoring as you would any SaaS product:
- 1-minute check intervals for your login page and core user flows
- Immediate SMS alerts — Bubble platform incidents can be sudden and brief; email-only alerts may be seen too late
- Slack notifications for the team
- Status page — even for a Bubble app, a public status page at
status.yourapp.comshows users you're actively watching availability
For Bubble apps that process payments, see how to monitor checkout flows for payment-specific monitoring configuration.
Common Failure Scenarios for Bubble Apps
Custom domain stops resolving — DNS changes (from registrar account changes, expiry, or misconfiguration) cause the app to return ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED for users even when Bubble itself is fine.
SSL warning after domain transfer — Moving a domain to a new registrar can break the CNAME needed for Let's Encrypt renewal. Monitoring catches this within minutes.
API workflow 401s after plugin update — Bubble plugin updates sometimes change authentication behaviour. Monitoring API endpoints catches 401 or 500 responses immediately.
Bubble platform degradation — Slow response times or partial outages on Bubble's infrastructure show up as slow response time spikes in your monitoring data before becoming full outages.
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