---
title: "Set up and monitor upstreams more effectively"
description: "We've made a series of usability improvements to Upstreams in the web app."
canonical_url: "https://cloudsmith.com/changelog/set-up-and-monitor-upstreams-more-effectively"
last_updated: "2026-04-19T19:33:42.252Z"
---
# Set up and monitor upstreams more effectively

We've made a series of usability improvements to [**Upstreams**](https://docs.cloudsmith.com/repositories/upstreams) in the web app.

**Connect to your first upstream faster: **If you haven't yet configured an upstream on a repository, a new streamlined setup makes it easy to connect to one in a single click.

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**Spot upstream errors at a glance: **An error tag is now displayed in the table if an upstream encounters a problem, such as invalid credentials or an unreachable address. Connectivity issues are also surfaced directly in the upstream status column.

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**See more detail on each upstream: **Each row in the upstreams table now shows the number of indexed packages, and can be expanded to reveal further detail — including the last indexed timestamp, GPG key details, and distributions.

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### Additional improvements

- A reindex action is now available for each upstream.
- Upstreams can now be updated without re-entering a password when authentication is enabled.
- The upstreams table is now sorted in priority order.

For even greater insight into upstream activity, see [Track and troubleshoot upstream requests with logs](/changelog/track-and-troubleshoot-upstream-requests-with-logs).