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Server Status

Whether the site is up, and how quickly it responded

What it is

Checks whether the server is reachable, what status code it returns, and how long it took to answer. That time splits into finding the server in DNS, connecting, the TLS handshake, waiting for the server, then downloading the page.

Why it matters

A baseline. If this one fails, most of the other checks are measuring nothing.

Key terms

Response Time
How long the server takes to answer. A slow first response delays everything else on the page.
HTTP Status Codes
The three-digit number a server sends with every response: 200 means OK, 301 a redirect, 404 not found, and 500 a server error.

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