Vantaj

Changelog

What's new in Vantaj

Product updates, new features, and improvements shipped every week.

v1.5.0featureJune 22, 2026

Public REST API & Alert Policies

  • Public REST API (api.vantaj.co) — full CRUD for monitors, heartbeats, domains, status pages, and incidents
  • API key management with SHA-256 hashing (vtj_live_ format, shown once)
  • Scoped permissions: granular read/write per resource
  • Rate limiting via Durable Objects — per-key daily quotas and burst control
  • Alert policies with multi-step escalation (delay between steps, multiple channels per policy)
  • Interactive API docs at api.vantaj.co/docs (OpenAPI / Zod-driven)
v1.4.1fixMay 10, 2026

Status Page Improvements

  • Fixed subscriber notification delivery for resolved incidents
  • Status page custom CSS now applies to incident history view
  • Improved CNAME validation error messages
  • RSS feed now includes maintenance windows
v1.4.0featureMarch 28, 2026

Domain & DNS Monitoring

  • Domain expiry monitoring with WHOIS lookups
  • DNS record monitoring (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT)
  • Multi-stage expiry alerts: 90, 60, 30, 14, 7, and 1 day before expiry
  • SSL certificate chain validation and auto-detection of issues
  • Domain dashboard with expiry calendar view
v1.3.1fixFebruary 15, 2026

Reliability & Performance

  • Reduced check latency by 40% across all regions
  • Fixed edge case where DNS monitors could false-alert during WHOIS rate limiting
  • Improved incident timeline rendering for long-running incidents
  • Dashboard now loads 2x faster for accounts with 100+ monitors
v1.3.0featureJanuary 12, 2026

Status Pages & Custom Domains

  • Public status pages with real-time uptime display
  • Custom branding (logo, favicon, colors)
  • Custom domain support (CNAME)
  • Incident timeline with automatic updates from monitors
  • Embeddable uptime badge for READMEs and footers
v1.2.1fixNovember 28, 2025

Bug Fixes & Polish

  • Fixed Telegram notifications not delivering for recovery events
  • Improved onboarding flow with guided first-monitor setup
  • Monitor list now shows last check time and current status icon
  • Fixed timezone handling in incident duration calculations
v1.2.0featureOctober 18, 2025

Team Workspaces & Activity Log

  • Team workspaces with role-based access (Owner, Admin, Member)
  • Invite team members via email
  • Activity log for audit trail (who changed what, when)
  • Per-monitor alert channel routing
  • Bulk actions: pause, resume, delete multiple monitors
v1.1.1fixSeptember 5, 2025

Performance & Stability

  • Fixed rare duplicate alert notifications during region failover
  • Reduced memory usage on checker nodes by 35%
  • Improved error messages for invalid monitor URLs
  • Dashboard search now filters as you type
v1.1.0featureAugust 14, 2025

Telegram, Teams & Google Chat

  • Telegram bot integration
  • Microsoft Teams webhook integration
  • Google Chat webhook integration
  • Alert channel testing (send test notification before going live)
  • Improved alert message formatting across all channels
v1.0.1fixJuly 20, 2025

Launch Stability Fixes

  • Fixed onboarding email delivery delays
  • Improved Slack OAuth flow error handling
  • Dashboard performance improvements for 50+ monitors
  • Fixed uptime percentage rounding in reports
v1.0.0majorJuly 1, 2025

Public Launch & 10 Global Regions

  • Public launch — Vantaj is now generally available
  • 10 probe regions worldwide: Virginia, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, São Paulo
  • Multi-region consensus alerting — incidents only open when all assigned regions confirm failure
  • All 10 alert channels live: Email, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Teams, Google Chat, OpsGenie, Linear, Webhooks, Zapier
  • Team plans with up to 20 members and 200 monitors
  • Free tier: 20 monitors, no credit card required
v0.9.0featureMay 28, 2025

Heartbeat Monitoring & Consensus Engine

  • Multi-region consensus alerting (beta) — verify failures from all probe regions before alerting
  • Heartbeat (cron job) monitoring — unique ping URLs per heartbeat
  • Configurable grace periods and expected intervals
  • Per-region latency breakdown in response time charts
  • New incident detail view with full timeline
v0.8.0featureApril 15, 2025

Slack & Discord Integrations

  • Slack integration with rich incident messages and recovery notifications
  • Discord webhook integration
  • Alert channel management in dashboard
  • 30-second check intervals on paid plans
  • Response time charts with historical trends
v0.7.0featureMarch 5, 2025

SSL Monitoring & Keyword Checks

  • SSL certificate expiry monitoring
  • Keyword (body content) matching — alert when text appears or disappears
  • TCP port monitoring
  • SMTP server monitoring
  • Custom request headers and HTTP methods (GET, POST, HEAD, PUT)
v0.6.0featureFebruary 1, 2025

Expanded Probes & Dashboard Improvements

  • Added 3 probe regions: Frankfurt, Singapore, São Paulo (total: 5)
  • Incident history with duration and root cause notes
  • Monitor grouping by tags
  • Dark mode for the dashboard
  • Webhook alert channel (POST JSON to any URL)
v0.5.0featureJanuary 8, 2025

Alerts & Incident Management

  • Email alerts with configurable thresholds
  • Incident auto-open and auto-close on recovery
  • Incident history and duration tracking
  • Monitor pause/resume functionality
  • Uptime percentage calculation (7-day, 30-day, 90-day)
v0.4.0featureDecember 10, 2024

Dashboard & Response Times

  • New dashboard with real-time monitor status
  • Response time graphs (24h, 7d, 30d)
  • Monitor detail view with check history
  • Account settings and profile management
  • Improved mobile responsiveness
v0.3.0featureNovember 18, 2024

Multi-Region Checks (Beta)

  • Added London probe region (total: 2)
  • Checks now run from both Virginia and London
  • Basic region comparison in dashboard
  • Improved check reliability with retry logic
v0.2.0featureOctober 30, 2024

HTTP Monitoring & Free Tier

  • HTTP/HTTPS uptime monitoring with status code validation
  • Configurable check intervals (1 min to 5 min)
  • Free tier: 20 monitors, 5-minute intervals
  • Basic dashboard with up/down status
  • Email notifications on state change
v0.1.0majorOctober 15, 2024

Initial Alpha

  • Core monitoring engine built on Fly.io
  • Single probe region (Virginia)
  • Basic HTTP checks with timeout detection
  • Internal testing with team projects
  • Foundation for multi-region architecture