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diff --git a/health/notifications/messagebird/README.md b/health/notifications/messagebird/README.md index 6b96c0d96..4439e0552 100644 --- a/health/notifications/messagebird/README.md +++ b/health/notifications/messagebird/README.md @@ -1,44 +1,67 @@ -# MessageBird Agent alert notifications +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/messagebird/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/messagebird/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "MessageBird" +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 MessageBird using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. +# MessageBird -> ### 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/messagebird.svg" width="150"/> - -## Prerequisites +Send notifications to MessageBird using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. -You will need: -- an access key under 'API ACCESS (REST)' (you will want a live key), you can read more [here](https://developers.messagebird.com/quickstarts/sms/test-credits-api-keys/) -- terminal access to the Agent you wish to configure -## Configure Netdata to send alert notifications to MessageBird +<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" /> -> ### 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. +## Setup -Edit `health_alarm_notify.conf`, changes to this file do not require restarting Netdata: +### Prerequisites -1. Set `SEND_MESSAGEBIRD` to `YES`. -2. Set `MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY` to your API access key. -3. Set `MESSAGEBIRD_NUMBER` to the MessageBird number you want to use for the alert. -4. Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD` to the number you want the alert notification to be sent as an SMS. - You can define multiple recipients like this: `+15555555555 +17777777777`. - All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. +#### -You can then have different recipients per **role**, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD` with the number you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file: +- An access key under 'API ACCESS (REST)' (you will want a live key), you can read more [here](https://developers.messagebird.com/quickstarts/sms/test-credits-api-keys/). +- Access to the terminal where Netdata Agent is running + + +### 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 | +|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:| +| SEND_MESSAGEBIRD | Set `SEND_MESSAGEBIRD` to YES | YES | True | +| MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY | Set `MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY` to your API key. | | True | +| MESSAGEBIRD_NUMBER | Set `MESSAGEBIRD_NUMBER` to the MessageBird number you want to use for the alert. | | True | +| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD | Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD` to the number you want the alert notification to be sent as an SMS. You can define multiple recipients like this: +15555555555 +17777777777. | | True | + +##### DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD + +All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. + +You can then have different recipients per role, by editing `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD` with the number you want, in the following entries at the bottom of the same file: ```conf role_recipients_messagebird[sysadmin]="+15555555555" role_recipients_messagebird[domainadmin]="+15555555556" @@ -48,9 +71,16 @@ role_recipients_messagebird[proxyadmin]="+15555555559" role_recipients_messagebird[sitemgr]="+15555555550" ``` -An example of a working configuration would be: -```conf +</details> + +#### Examples + +##### Basic Configuration + + + +```yaml #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Messagebird (messagebird.com) SMS options @@ -58,8 +88,30 @@ SEND_MESSAGEBIRD="YES" MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY="XXXXXXXX" MESSAGEBIRD_NUMBER="XXXXXXX" DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_MESSAGEBIRD="+15555555555" + ``` -## Test the notification method -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. +## 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" +``` + +Note that this will test _all_ alert mechanisms for the selected role. + + |