Detect and restart unhealthy servers automatically

Checks your servers every few minutes, restarts the ones in trouble, and alerts your team the moment it happens.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each production server.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & Analytics
Connects
AWSGoogle SheetsTwilio

The problem it solves

A server goes down or starts struggling and nobody notices until customers complain or something breaks downstream. Manually checking server health throughout the day isn't realistic, and by the time someone does, the damage is done.

Who it fits

IT teams or technical operators responsible for keeping production servers running.

How it works

  1. Every 5 minutes, the system checks the health of your production servers
  2. It reviews CPU load, running state, and other health signals for each one
  3. Unhealthy servers are restarted automatically
  4. Your team is alerted by WhatsApp and email with the details
  5. Every check is logged to a spreadsheet for reporting
What you get

Downtime incidents that never reach your customers

You get your production servers checked every few minutes, with unhealthy ones restarted automatically and your team alerted right away.

What you get

Fewer outages, an instant alert when something goes wrong, and a running log of server health.

What you need

An AWS account, a Google Sheets account, and a Twilio account for WhatsApp alerts.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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