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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:08 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:08 +0000 |
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Merging upstream version 1.39.0.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md b/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..156fb09e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/health/notifications/ntfy/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +# ntfy agent alert notifications + +Learn how to send alerts to an ntfy server using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. + +> ### 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. + +[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. + +This is what you will get: + +<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5953192/230661442-a180abe2-c8bd-496e-88be-9038e62fb4f7.png" alt="Example alarm notifications in Ntfy" width="60%"></img> + +## Prerequisites + +You will need: + +- (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 +- terminal access to the Agent you wish to configure + +## Configure Netdata to send alert notifications to ntfy + +> ### 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. + +Edit `health_alarm_notify.conf`, changes to this file do not require restarting Netdata: + +1. Set `SEND_NTFY` to `YES` +2. Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY` to the URL formed by the server-topic combination you want the alert notifications to be sent to. Unless you are hosting your own server, the server should always be set to [https://ntfy.sh](https://ntfy.sh) + + You can define multiple recipient URLs like this: `https://SERVER1/TOPIC1 https://SERVER2/TOPIC2` + All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. + +> ### Warning +> All topics published on https://ntfy.sh are public, so anyone can subscribe to them and follow your notifications. To avoid that, ensure the topic is unique enough using a long, randomly generated ID, like in the following examples. +> + +An example of a working configuration with two topics as recipients, using the [https://ntfy.sh](https://ntfy.sh) server would be: + +```conf +SEND_NTFY="YES" +DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_NTFY="https://ntfy.sh/netdata-X7seHg7d3Tw9zGOk https://ntfy.sh/netdata-oIPm4IK1IlUtlA30" +``` + +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" +``` + +## Test the notification method + +To test this alert 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. |