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diff --git a/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md b/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..924c2a29 --- /dev/null +++ b/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/ntfy/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "ntfy" +learn_status: "Published" +learn_rel_path: "Alerting/Notifications/Agent Dispatched Notifications" +message: "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY, IT IS GENERATED BY THE NOTIFICATION'S metadata.yaml FILE" +endmeta--> + +# ntfy + + +<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/ntfy.svg" width="150"/> + + +[ntfy](https://ntfy.sh/) (pronounce: notify) is a simple HTTP-based [pub-sub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publish%E2%80%93subscribe_pattern) notification service. It allows you to send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer, entirely without signup, cost or setup. It's also [open source](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy) if you want to run your own server. +You can send alerts to an ntfy server using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. + + + +<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" /> + +## Setup + +### Prerequisites + +#### + +- (Optional) A [self-hosted ntfy server](https://docs.ntfy.sh/faq/#can-i-self-host-it), in case you don't want to use https://ntfy.sh +- A new [topic](https://ntfy.sh/#subscribe) for the notifications to be published to +- Access to the terminal where Netdata Agent is running + + + +### Configuration + +#### File + +The configuration file name for this integration is `health_alarm_notify.conf`. + + +You can edit the configuration file using the `edit-config` script from the +Netdata [config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory). + +```bash +cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata +sudo ./edit-config health_alarm_notify.conf +``` +#### Options + +The following options can be defined for this notification + +<details><summary>Config Options</summary> + +| Name | Description | Default | Required | +|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:| +| SEND_NTFY | Set `SEND_NTFY` to YES | YES | yes | +| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY | URL formed by the server-topic combination you want the alert notifications to be sent to. Unless hosting your own server, the server should always be set to https://ntfy.sh. | | yes | +| NTFY_USERNAME | The username for netdata to use to authenticate with an ntfy server. | | no | +| NTFY_PASSWORD | The password for netdata to use to authenticate with an ntfy server. | | no | +| NTFY_ACCESS_TOKEN | The access token for netdata to use to authenticate with an ntfy server. | | no | + +##### DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY + +You can define multiple recipient URLs like this: `https://SERVER1/TOPIC1` `https://SERVER2/TOPIC2` + +All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. + +You can then have different servers and/or topics per role, by editing DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY with the server-topic combination you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file: +```conf +role_recipients_ntfy[sysadmin]="https://SERVER1/TOPIC1" +role_recipients_ntfy[domainadmin]="https://SERVER2/TOPIC2" +role_recipients_ntfy[dba]="https://SERVER3/TOPIC3" +role_recipients_ntfy[webmaster]="https://SERVER4/TOPIC4" +role_recipients_ntfy[proxyadmin]="https://SERVER5/TOPIC5" +role_recipients_ntfy[sitemgr]="https://SERVER6/TOPIC6" +``` + + +##### NTFY_USERNAME + +Only useful on self-hosted ntfy instances. See [users and roles](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/#users-and-roles) for details. +Ensure that your user has proper read/write access to the provided topic in `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY` + + +##### NTFY_PASSWORD + +Only useful on self-hosted ntfy instances. See [users and roles](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/#users-and-roles) for details. +Ensure that your user has proper read/write access to the provided topic in `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY` + + +##### NTFY_ACCESS_TOKEN + +This can be used in place of `NTFY_USERNAME` and `NTFY_PASSWORD` to authenticate with a self-hosted ntfy instance. See [access tokens](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/?h=access+to#access-tokens) for details. +Ensure that the token user has proper read/write access to the provided topic in `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY` + + +</details> + +#### Examples + +##### Basic Configuration + + + +```yaml +SEND_NTFY="YES" +DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY="https://ntfy.sh/netdata-X7seHg7d3Tw9zGOk https://ntfy.sh/netdata-oIPm4IK1IlUtlA30" + +``` + + +## Troubleshooting + +### Test Notification + +You can run the following command by hand, to test alerts configuration: + +```bash +# become user netdata +sudo su -s /bin/bash netdata + +# enable debugging info on the console +export NETDATA_ALARM_NOTIFY_DEBUG=1 + +# send test alarms to sysadmin +/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/alarm-notify.sh test + +# send test alarms to any role +/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/alarm-notify.sh test "ROLE" +``` + +Note that this will test _all_ alert mechanisms for the selected role. + + |