Merging upstream version 1.43.0.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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@@ -1,64 +1,81 @@
-# IRC Agent alert notifications
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+sidebar_label: "IRC"
+learn_status: "Published"
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-Learn how to send notifications to IRC using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more.
+# IRC
 
-> ### Note
->
-> This file assumes you have read the [Introduction to Agent alert notifications](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/notifications/README.md), detailing how the Netdata Agent's alert notification method works.
 
-This is what you will get:
+<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/irc.png" width="150"/>
 
-IRCCloud web client:  
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31221999/36793487-3735673e-1ca6-11e8-8880-d1d8b6cd3bc0.png)
 
-Irssi terminal client:  
-![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31221999/36793486-3713ada6-1ca6-11e8-8c12-70d956ad801e.png)
+Send notifications to IRC using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more.
 
-## Prerequisites
 
-You will need:
 
-- The `nc` utility.  
-   You can set the path to it, or Netdata will search for it in your system `$PATH`.
-- terminal access to the Agent you wish to configure
+<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" />
 
-## Configure Netdata to send alert notifications to IRC
+## Setup
 
-> ### Info
->
-> This file mentions editing configuration files.  
->
-> - To edit configuration files in a safe way, we provide the [`edit config` script](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#use-edit-config-to-edit-configuration-files) located in your [Netdata config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory) (typically is `/etc/netdata`) that creates the proper file and opens it in an editor automatically.  
-> Note that to run the script you need to be inside your Netdata config directory.
->
-> It is recommended to use this way for configuring Netdata.
+### Prerequisites
 
-Edit `health_alarm_notify.conf`, changes to this file do not require restarting Netdata:
+#### 
 
-1. Set the path for `nc`, otherwise Netdata will search for it in your system `$PATH`:
+- The `nc` utility. You can set the path to it, or Netdata will search for it in your system `$PATH`.
+- Access to the terminal where Netdata Agent is running
 
-    ```conf
-    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    # external commands
-    #
-    # The full path of the nc command.
-    # If empty, the system $PATH will be searched for it.
-    # If not found, irc notifications will be silently disabled.
-    nc="/usr/bin/nc"
-    ```
 
-2. Set `SEND_IRC` to `YES`
-3. Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC` to one or more channels to post the messages to.  
-   You can define multiple channels like this: `#alarms #systems`.  
-   All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured.
-4. Set `IRC_NETWORK` to the IRC network which your preferred channels belong to.
-5. Set `IRC_PORT` to the IRC port to which a connection will occur.
-6. Set `IRC_NICKNAME` to the IRC nickname which is required to send the notification.  
-   It must not be an already registered name as the connection's `MODE` is defined as a `guest`.
-7. Set `IRC_REALNAME` to the IRC realname which is required in order to make he connection.
 
-You can then have different channels per **role**, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC` with the channel you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file:
+### 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 |
+|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
+| nc path | Set the path for nc, otherwise Netdata will search for it in your system $PATH |  | True |
+| SEND_IRC | Set `SEND_IRC` YES. | YES | True |
+| IRC_NETWORK | Set `IRC_NETWORK` to the IRC network which your preferred channels belong to. |  | True |
+| IRC_PORT | Set `IRC_PORT` to the IRC port to which a connection will occur. |  | False |
+| IRC_NICKNAME | Set `IRC_NICKNAME` to the IRC nickname which is required to send the notification. It must not be an already registered name as the connection's MODE is defined as a guest. |  | True |
+| IRC_REALNAME | Set `IRC_REALNAME` to the IRC realname which is required in order to make the connection. |  | True |
+| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC | You can have different channels per role, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC` with the channel you want |  | True |
+
+##### nc path
+
+```sh
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# external commands
+#
+# The full path of the nc command.
+# If empty, the system $PATH will be searched for it.
+# If not found, irc notifications will be silently disabled.
+nc="/usr/bin/nc"
+```
+
+
+##### DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC
+
+The `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC` can be edited in the following entries at the bottom of the same file:
 ```conf
 role_recipients_irc[sysadmin]="#systems"
 role_recipients_irc[domainadmin]="#domains"
@@ -68,11 +85,16 @@ role_recipients_irc[proxyadmin]="#proxy-admin"
 role_recipients_irc[sitemgr]="#sites"
 ```
 
-The values you provide should be IRC channels which belong to the specified IRC network.
 
-An example of a working configuration would be:
+</details>
 
-```conf
+#### Examples
+
+##### Basic Configuration
+
+
+
+```yaml
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # irc notification options
 #
@@ -81,8 +103,30 @@ DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_IRC="#system-alarms"
 IRC_NETWORK="irc.freenode.net"
 IRC_NICKNAME="netdata-alarm-user"
 IRC_REALNAME="netdata-user"
+
+```
+
+
+## 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"
 ```
 
-## Test the notification method
+Note that this will test _all_ alert mechanisms for the selected role.
+
 
-To test this alert notification method refer to the ["Testing Alert Notifications"](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/notifications/README.md#testing-alert-notifications) section of the Agent alert notifications page.