# Slack
Send notifications to a Slack workspace using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more.
## Setup
### Prerequisites
####
- Slack app along with an incoming webhook, read Slack's guide on the topic [here](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks).
- One or more channels to post the messages 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
Config Options
| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
| SEND_SLACK | Set `SEND_SLACK` to YES | YES | yes |
| SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL | set `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL` to your Slack app's webhook URL. | | yes |
| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK | Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK` to the Slack channel your Slack app is set to send messages to. The syntax for channels is `#channel` or `channel`. | | yes |