Change interval

config.example.yaml

@@ -24,17 +24,22 @@ influx:
   verify_ssl: false
 
 check:
-  # How often to run the full rolling check of all endpoints, in seconds.
-  # 600 = 10 minutes.
+  # Each endpoint is checked once every interval_seconds, but checks are
+  # spread evenly across that window rather than all fired at once — with
+  # N endpoints configured, one endpoint is checked every
+  # (interval_seconds / N) seconds, rotating through all of them.
+  # Example: 6 endpoints + interval_seconds: 3600 (1 hour) -> one endpoint
+  # checked every 10 minutes.
   interval_seconds: 600
 
   # Default per-request timeout (DNS lookup + HTTP request), in seconds.
   # Can be overridden per endpoint.
   timeout_seconds: 10
 
-  # If any endpoint fails during a cycle, all endpoints are re-checked
-  # once, immediately, after this short delay (in seconds) — instead of
-  # waiting for the next scheduled cycle. Regular scheduling then resumes.
+  # If any single endpoint check fails, ALL endpoints are checked once,
+  # immediately, after this short delay (in seconds) — instead of waiting
+  # for their normal rotation slot. The rotation is then re-spread evenly
+  # from that point and resumes normally.
   immediate_recheck_delay_seconds: 5
 
 endpoints: