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diff --git a/health/notifications/email/README.md b/health/notifications/email/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..979790ad6 --- /dev/null +++ b/health/notifications/email/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# email notifications + +You need a working `sendmail` command for email alerts to work. Almost all MTAs provide a `sendmail` interface. + +netdata sends all emails as user `netdata`, so make sure your `sendmail` works for local users. + +email notifications look like this: + + + +## configuration + +To edit `health_alarm_notify.conf` on your system run `/etc/netdata/edit-config health_alarm_notify.conf`. + +You can configure recipients in [`/etc/netdata/health_alarm_notify.conf`](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/99d44b7d0c4e006b11318a28ba4a7e7d3f9b3bae/conf.d/health_alarm_notify.conf#L101). + +You can also configure per role recipients [in the same file, a few lines below](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/99d44b7d0c4e006b11318a28ba4a7e7d3f9b3bae/conf.d/health_alarm_notify.conf#L313). + +Changes to this file do not require netdata restart. + +You can test your configuration by issuing the commands: + +```sh +# become user netdata +sudo su -s /bin/bash netdata + +# send a test alarm +/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/alarm-notify.sh test [ROLE] +``` + +Where `[ROLE]` is the role you want to test. The default (if you don't give a `[ROLE]`) is `sysadmin`.
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