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Add your first domain
What happens after you add a domain, and roughly how long each step takes.
1. Create an account
Sign up with an email and a password of at least 12 characters. You get an organization on the Free plan, which watches one domain at an hourly cadence.
2. Add a domain
Go to Zones → Add domain and enter the registrable domain — example.com, not https://example.com/path. You do not need to prove ownership: every check ZoneInsight runs is a passive, publicly observable query that any resolver could make.
3. What happens next
| Step | Typically | Shows up in |
|---|---|---|
| Registration lookup (RDAP) | Seconds | Registrar, Delegation |
| First probe cycle | Under one check interval | Web, Mail, DNSSEC, Certificates |
| Asset graph populated | 1–2 cycles | Assets, Asset Graph |
| First change events | Once something actually changes | Timeline, Events |
| Evidence available | After the next checkpoint (~hourly) | Evidence |
An empty Timeline is the expected state for a healthy, stable domain. ZoneInsight records changes, not heartbeats.
4. Route alerts somewhere
On Pro and above, add a webhook under Settings → Alert webhook to receive a signed POST for every new incident. See API & webhooks for the payload and signature scheme.