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diff --git a/health/notifications/matrix/README.md b/health/notifications/matrix/README.md index 714d8c22..da0fd919 100644 --- a/health/notifications/matrix/README.md +++ b/health/notifications/matrix/README.md @@ -1,52 +1,81 @@ -# Matrix Agent alert notifications +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/matrix/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/matrix/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "Matrix" +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 Matrix network rooms using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. +# Matrix -> ### 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. -## Prerequisites +<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/matrix.svg" width="150"/> -You will need: + +Send notifications to Matrix network rooms using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. + + + +<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" /> + +## Setup + +### Prerequisites + +#### - The url of the homeserver (`https://homeserver:port`). - Credentials for connecting to the homeserver, in the form of a valid access token for your account (or for a dedicated notification account). These tokens usually don't expire. - The room ids that you want to sent the notification to. +- Access to the terminal where Netdata Agent is running + + -## Configure Netdata to send alert notifications to Matrix +### Configuration -> ### 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. +#### File -Edit `health_alarm_notify.conf`, changes to this file do not require restarting Netdata: +The configuration file name for this integration is `health_alarm_notify.conf`. -1. Set `SEND_MATRIX` to `YES`. -2. Set `MATRIX_HOMESERVER` to the URL of the Matrix homeserver. -3. Set `MATRIX_ACCESSTOKEN` to the access token from your Matrix account. - To obtain the access token, you can use the following `curl` command: - ```bash - curl -XPOST -d '{"type":"m.login.password", "user":"example", "password":"wordpass"}' "https://homeserver:8448/_matrix/client/r0/login" - ``` +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 | +|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:| +| SEND_MATRIX | Set `SEND_MATRIX` to YES | YES | True | +| MATRIX_HOMESERVER | set `MATRIX_HOMESERVER` to the URL of the Matrix homeserver. | | True | +| MATRIX_ACCESSTOKEN | Set `MATRIX_ACCESSTOKEN` to the access token from your Matrix account. | | True | +| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX | Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX` to the rooms you want the alert notifications to be sent to. The format is `!roomid:homeservername`. | | True | + +##### MATRIX_ACCESSTOKEN + +To obtain the access token, you can use the following curl command: +``` +curl -XPOST -d '{"type":"m.login.password", "user":"example", "password":"wordpass"}' "https://homeserver:8448/_matrix/client/r0/login" +``` + -4. Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX` to the rooms you want the alert notifications to be sent to. - The format is `!roomid:homeservername`. +##### DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX - The room ids are unique identifiers and can be obtained from the room settings in a Matrix client (e.g. Riot). +The room ids are unique identifiers and can be obtained from the room settings in a Matrix client (e.g. Riot). - You can define multiple rooms like this: `!roomid1:homeservername !roomid2:homeservername`. - All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. +You can define multiple rooms like this: `!roomid1:homeservername` `!roomid2:homeservername`. -Detailed information about the Matrix client API is available at the [official site](https://matrix.org/docs/guides/client-server.html). +All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. -You can then have different rooms per **role**, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX` with the `!roomid:homeservername` you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file: +You can have different rooms per role, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX` with the `!roomid:homeservername` you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file: ```conf role_recipients_matrix[sysadmin]="!roomid1:homeservername" @@ -57,9 +86,16 @@ role_recipients_matrix[proxyadmin]="!roomid5:homeservername" role_recipients_matrix[sitemgr]="!roomid6:homeservername" ``` -An example of a working configuration would be: -```conf +</details> + +#### Examples + +##### Basic Configuration + + + +```yaml #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Matrix notifications @@ -67,8 +103,30 @@ SEND_MATRIX="YES" MATRIX_HOMESERVER="https://matrix.org:8448" MATRIX_ACCESSTOKEN="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MATRIX="!XXXXXXXXXXXX:matrix.org" + +``` + + +## 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. |