Hello Thomas,
this error is usually related to the first request the browser sends, as the
browser doesn't "know" yet, that authorization is required. Monit sends a "401"
response and browser then repeats the request with Basic authentication (some
browsers send multiple requests in parallel, f
You can use the M/Monit HTTP-API to switch the host status to "ignored" before
the planned downtime starts and back to "active" when it stops ... see the
/admin/hosts/update method for details:
https://mmonit.com/documentation/http-api/Methods/Admin_Hosts
Example of simple script:
