Why doesn’t my Web Redirect work

We will occasionally receive a support inquiry stating that a web redirect is not working properly. While it is entirely possible that there is a back-end error that could be the culprit, it is extremely rare. So we would like to make another suggestion worth investigating first. The most likely causes for web redirects that […]

Implement an HTTP to HTTPS redirect

If you’re looking to implement an HTTP to HTTPS (SSL) redirect for your web application, you can now enable a feature directly on the load balancer instead of configuring it on your server. This significantly improves redirect performance and reduces the load on your servers. To implement this change, you must be on the main […]

Reroute or redirect IP traffic from one data center to another for disaster recovery

Many organizations have a business continuity or disaster recovery plan and have even implemented multi-data center redundancy with servers and other critical infrastructure at a separate location to that of their primary site. But the challenge every organization faces is how to easily and seamlessly redirect traffic from one site to another when disaster strikes. […]

What’s the difference between a CNAME and a Web Redirect?

In this KB article we’ll address a common question we receive about the difference between a CNAME and a Web Redirect (also referred to as a URL redirect). Both serve entirely unique purposes, so it is important to understand the differences so you know which to use at the right time. First about CNAME records […]

Do you offer web redirects?

Yes, our Cloud DNS service does offer a web redirect record type that is unique to Total Uptime. When creating a new record type, choose “web redirects” at the very bottom of the select list. This record type will allow you to create a record that forwards to any URL you enter. For example, you […]

Cloud Platform Release v21.6.0

Our star developers spent the last couple months working hard to knock out a couple annoying bugs and adding new features. This is a fairly significant platform update that also improves platform reliability and stability too. We hope you like it! New Webhook Feature: We added an often requested feature called HTTP Webhooks that allows […]

Cloud Platform Release v21.3.0

Our development team spent the last several weeks working hard to knock out a number of annoying bugs and enhancing features. This is a fairly significant platform update that also improves platform reliability and stability too. We think you’ll like what you see! New Rate Limiting Feature: We added a highly sought-after feature to ADC-as-a-Service […]

Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)

What is it? And how can you implement it? SHORTCUT: If you just want to get to the part about configuring GSLB in the Total Uptime panel, skip to it here! Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) or GEO Load Balancing is in hot demand, perhaps now more than ever before. Placing content as close as […]

Cloud Platform Release v20.6.0

Our June 2020 Cloud Platform Release contains a significant number of back-end and other unseen updates to improve the performance and resiliency of our global DNS and ADC-as-a-Service platform. Below you’ll find a summary of the most important updates included in this version: Route Optimization Control: We released UI controls for a new Route Optimization […]

Cloud Platform Release v20.3.0

To close out March, we have released a few things you’ve been asking for. Here are the details: Change Log Additions: We continue to increase the type and amount of data we capture for the change logs. In this release we added a long list of items to the logs specifically from the networking > […]