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      <title><![CDATA[How to Monitor Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers for AI Tools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers are the backbone of AI tool integrations, but silent failures can break your agents. Learn what to monitor and how Crystade’s active monitoring keeps your MCP infrastructure healthy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:03:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crystade Expands Global Monitoring with 8 New Locations]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’ve added eight new monitoring locations across the globe, powered by Google Cloud Platform. Discover how broader coverage gives you deeper visibility into regional outages and latency.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cloudflare Spectrum for Minecraft: Protect, Accelerate, Then Monitor with Crystade]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cloudflare Spectrum offers 477 Tbps DDoS defense and Anycast latency for Minecraft servers, but it doesn’t answer one critical question: is your server healthy? Discover how Crystade’s active monitoring for Minecraft protocol, TLS, and all stack layers completes your uptime strategy.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crystade Now Supports Telegram & Zalo Alerts]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Get instant monitoring and incident notifications directly in Telegram and Zalo. Crystade now offers webhook delivery to these popular chat platforms, alongside Discord and Slack.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[3 New Developer Tools from Crystade: Cron, SLA, and Curl]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crystade launches three free utilities: a cron expression builder, an SLA downtime calculator, and a curl command generator. Simplify scheduling, understand uptime targets, and test APIs faster.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crystade’s New Onboarding Flow]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crystade now asks a few simple questions after registration and automatically sets up your first monitor or cron job. No more blank dashboards—start getting value immediately.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:53:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Faster Status Pages and a Cleaner Incident Timeline]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We’ve optimized public status page performance and redesigned the incident interface for clearer communication during outages. See what’s new in this update.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Updates: Assertion Limits by Plan and Incident Response History]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Per-team assertion caps are now enforced per plan, and incident responses now keep full version history for edits.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What’s New at Crystade: Smarter Monitoring Setup, Clearer UIs, and More]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Crystade just shipped a round of updates that make cron job and monitor creation easier, monitoring data clearer, and incident communication more expressive. From multi-step forms to built-in guides, here’s what changed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:17:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Monitoring WordPress Websites: Beyond Basic Uptime Checks]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how to monitor WordPress uptime, TLS certificates, database connections, and background cron jobs to prevent silent outages and maintain site reliability.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:47:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Best Cheap Minecraft Server Hosting Under €5/GB in 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Looking for reliable budget Minecraft hosting? Explore the best Minecraft server hosting providers under €3/GB in 2026 based on hardware, storage, and overall value.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Garry’s Mod Server Monitoring: Keep Your SRCDS Online]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how to monitor Garry’s Mod dedicated servers effectively. Discover best practices for TCP probing, FastDL checks, cron backups, and multi-region uptime tracking.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:22:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crystade Update: JavaScript Assertions, Auto-Incident Lifecycle, and Rich Incident Responses]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover Crystade’s latest monitoring update: replace custom DSLs with JavaScript assertions, automate incident opening and closing with hysteresis, and collaborate faster with a WYSIWYG incident response editor.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:52:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top 5 Serverless Platforms for Building a Startup in 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover the top 5 serverless platforms to launch your startup in 2026. Compare developer experience, performance, and key strategies for monitoring uptime.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:58:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why You Need Uptime Monitoring (And 5 Top Tools to Consider)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover why uptime monitoring is critical for modern web services, explore the top 5 industry tools, and learn how Crystade introduces programmable monitoring.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:11:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top 10 Web Hosting Providers for Small Business in 2026]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Compare the top 10 web hosting providers for small businesses in 2026 based on performance, uptime, pricing, and overall reliability.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:51:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Master Cron Job Expressions: Syntax, Examples, and Best Practices]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how to read, write, and debug cron job expressions. Explore syntax rules, special characters, practical examples, and production monitoring strategies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Understanding TCP: Architecture, Handshakes, and Monitoring]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn how the TCP protocol establishes reliable connections, executes handshakes, and manages data flow. Discover how active TCP monitoring prevents critical outages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fixing Paddle Payments After Our Domain Split]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We resolved our Paddle checkout issue after migrating our application to app.crystade.com. Learn how we cleared Cloudflare Worker blockers and restored seamless billing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:54:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Terraria Server Monitoring: Ensure Uptime and Peak Performance]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover why active monitoring is critical for Terraria multiplayer servers, how to detect network degradation, and how to keep your gaming community online 24/7.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:34:50 GMT</pubDate>
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