PingPal

Keep your projects alive with this simple pinger.

Usage

If you want to add your own URLs to the pinger:

1. Fork this repo.
2. Edit the urlClusters array in index.js to add your own URLs and specify the ping interval.
3. Push the changes to your forked repo.
4. Go to https://github.com/crizmo/pingpal and click on the "New Pull Request" button.
5. Open a pull request and wait for it to be merged.
6. Once the pull request is merged, your URLs will be added to the pinger.

Installation

1. Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system.
2. Clone this repository or download the code.
3. Open a terminal and navigate to the project directory.
4. Run the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install

Configuration

1. Open the index.js file in a text editor.
2. Edit the urls Cluster array to add your own URLs.

const urlClusters = [
  {
    name: "Cluster 1",
    pingInterval: 60000, // 1 minute in milliseconds
    urls: [
      "https://qrnotify.onrender.com",
      "https://discord-cards.onrender.com/api/compact/784141856426033233",
    ],
  },
  {
    name: "Cluster 2",
    pingInterval: 120000, // 2 minutes in milliseconds
    urls: [
      "https://caw-server.onrender.com",
    ],
  },
  // Add more URL clusters with names and ping intervals here
];

3. Save the file.
4. Open a pull request to add your URLs to the pinger.
5. Once the pull request is merged, your URLs will be added to the pinger.

Deployment

1. Start the server by running the following command:

npm start

2. The server will start running on port 3000.
3. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to confirm that the server is running.
4. Use the following endpoints:

• /status: Returns the status of each URL.
• /keepalive: Confirms that the keep-alive functionality is working.

Customization

• You can modify the fetch interval in the setInterval call in the keepReplAlive function.
• Customize the URLs in the urls array to suit your requirements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.