> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.statuspal.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.statuspal.io/next/welcome.md).

# Welcome

StatusPal Next helps your team monitor your infrastructure, respond to incidents, and communicate service health — all in one place.

Three modules work together to cover the full lifecycle:

* **Monitoring** — run automated health checks and trigger incidents automatically when something fails.
* **Incident Management** — coordinate your team's internal response with Slack channels, runbooks, and role assignments.
* **Status Pages** — publish a public or private status page so customers and stakeholders always know what's happening.

<figure><img src="/files/4gYiHNTQPZCcwyzElkWC" alt="A StatusPal Next status page showing overall operational status, services, and uptime graph"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/RIGPSzGYSBdr4KHiwgh5" alt="The Declare Incident form showing fields for title, status, affected service, severity, commander, and responders"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Start with the [Quickstart](/next/getting-started/quickstart.md) to get your first status page up and choose which modules to enable.


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