[Feature request] Make "ping instances" check functionality

[KaKi87]

Hi,

Lots of services have a working homepage even when opening actual content pages doesn't work.

So, it would be nice for the "ping instances" feature to actually ensure that content pages open properly.

Thanks

[IkelAtomig]

First, instances doesn't work that way. During the ping, we can only get HTTP status 200, if the instance is running or turned off and the latency to reach instance from your ip and determine faster ones.

To find a way the ones that actually work. The instances need to have a standard API that reports their status, if it were there, we could consider implementing it ping check and only enable working instances.

[KaKi87]

That's fine. What I'm asking is to check that content pages return 200 instead of checking homepages.

For example, this AnonymousOverflow instance : https://ao.vern.cc

Appears to be working when looking at the homepage, but any content page, for example : https://ao.vern.cc/questions/43743250/using-libsodium-xchacha20-poly1305-for-large-files

Returns 504 after a long loading time.

Thanks

[KaKi87]

Hello,

Any news on this, please ? 🙏

Thanks