Automated Hostwinds Uptime and Backup Digest
Every morning, WebRun opens the Hostwinds control panel, checks every VPS and hosting account's uptime over the past 24 hours and whether last night's backup completed, logs today's status as a record in Airtable, and posts a daily summary page to Notion naming any account with downtime or a missed backup.
How do I monitor Hostwinds server uptime and backup completion daily?
Every morning, WebRun checks every Hostwinds VPS and hosting account's uptime over the past 24 hours and whether last night's backup completed. It logs today's status to Airtable and posts a Notion summary naming any account with downtime or a missed backup, so a problem is visible the same morning it happens.
- Downtime or a missed backup is visible the same morning, not weeks later
- A running Airtable log builds an uptime and backup history automatically
- The Notion summary stays short, naming only what actually needs attention
Built for VPS administrators · web agencies · Hostwinds resellers · site administrators
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.hostwinds.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Hostwinds - check uptime and backup completion
hostwinds.com
WebRun opens Hostwinds to check uptime and backup completion. - Open the Hostwinds control panel and check uptime for every VPS and hosting account over the past 24 hours
- Check whether last night's automatic backup completed for each
- Flag any account with downtime or a missing backup
Done when Uptime and backup status is captured for every account.
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Airtable - log today's status to Airtable
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log today's status to Airtable. - Open the account health base in Airtable
- Add or update today's record with uptime and backup status per account
- Mark any account flagged this run clearly
Done when Airtable reflects today's uptime and backup status.
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Notion - post the daily summary to Notion
notion.so
WebRun opens Notion to post the daily summary to Notion. - Post a daily summary to the team's Hostwinds page in Notion
- Name any account with downtime or a missed backup in the past 24 hours
- Keep the summary compact enough to scan in seconds
Done when The Notion page has today's uptime and backup summary.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it restart a server or rerun a failed backup itself?
No. WebRun only reads status and reports it. Restarting a server or rerunning a backup always stays a step your team performs.
What counts as a missed backup?
Any account with no new backup since the prior check is flagged, rather than assumed to have simply run quietly and successfully.
Is there a record I can look back on?
Yes. Every day's status is logged as its own record in Airtable, giving you a running history of uptime and backup completion over time.
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