Powershell Script to monitor Website status

Dear Handian Sudianto,

PowerShell provides a straightforward way to check the availability of a URL using the Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet. Below is a basic example you can use to monitor whether a website is accessible:

powershell

$Url = "https://yourwebsite.com"
try {
    $Response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $Url -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 10
    if ($Response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
        Write-Host "Website is accessible."
    } else {
        Write-Host "Website returned status code: $($Response.StatusCode)"
    }
} catch {
    Write-Host "Website is not accessible. Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}

a) How It Works:

• The script attempts to reach the specified URL.

If the response status code is 200, the site is considered accessible.

If the request fails or returns a different status code, the script will log the issue.

b) Optional Enhancements:

Loop through multiple URLs from a text file

Log results to a file or send email alerts

Schedule the script to run at regular intervals using Task Scheduler

I hope this helps. Just kindly tick Accept Answer that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Domic Vo