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diff --git a/health/notifications/irc/README.md b/health/notifications/irc/README.md index bf40bfb6b..272665202 100644 --- a/health/notifications/irc/README.md +++ b/health/notifications/irc/README.md @@ -1,64 +1,81 @@ -# IRC Agent alert notifications +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/irc/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/irc/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "IRC" +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--> -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: - -Irssi terminal client: - +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. |