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Maintenance and Monitoring Checklist
Markdown checklist to review what your hosting, maintenance, support, warranty and development include, and to record monthly evidence that contracted tasks are being performed.
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How to use it
First fill in what your contracts state. Then request evidence each month and mark what has been verified.
Bring it to your business
Download resource# Maintenance and Monitoring Checklist **How to use it:** in “Included?” write what the contract or plan states, not what you assume. In “Evidence” note which document or report proves it. Do not write passwords in this file. Site: ____________ Provider(s): ____________ Month reviewed: ______ ## 1. Contracted scope | Service | Provider | Included? (Yes/No/Not stated) | Document | |---|---|---|---| | Hosting | | | | | Maintenance | | | | | Support | | | | | Warranty | | | | | Development | | | | ## 2. Monthly maintenance - [ ] Report received - [ ] Versions before and after updating - [ ] Date of last backup: ______ - [ ] Backup location (same provider / external): ______ - [ ] Date of last restore test: ______ - [ ] Basic security review documented ## 3. Monthly support | Date | Incident or inquiry | Time to response | Resolved (Yes/No) | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## 4. Gaps and actions | Gap | Action | Responsible | Date | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## Example (delete before use) | Gap | Action | Responsible | Date | |---|---|---|---| | Backups only on the same server | Add external backup | Maintenance provider | 2026-03-15 |
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