Prometheus Uptime Alerts for 24/7 Streams: Know When It Breaks

You cannot watch the stream all day. Alerts tell you when to act.
Table of Contents
- What to monitor
- Simple alert rules
- Restart playbooks
- Common causes of outages
- VPS hosting notes
1. What to monitor
Is the stream live? Is the process running?
2. Simple alert rules
Alert if live status drops or process exits.
3. Restart playbooks
Have a quick restart plan ready.
4. Common causes of outages
Network issues, bitrate spikes, memory leaks.
5. VPS hosting notes
Run on a Streaming VPS for stable upload.
