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diff --git a/health/notifications/slack/README.md b/health/notifications/slack/README.md index 66fdcc027..ab4769036 100644 --- a/health/notifications/slack/README.md +++ b/health/notifications/slack/README.md @@ -1,54 +1,101 @@ -# Slack Agent alert notifications +<!--startmeta +custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/slack/README.md" +meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/health/notifications/slack/metadata.yaml" +sidebar_label: "Slack" +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 a Slack workspace using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. +# Slack -> ### 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/slack.png" width="150"/> - +Send notifications to a Slack workspace using Netdata's Agent alert notification feature, which supports dozens of endpoints, user roles, and more. -## Prerequisites -You will need: -- a Slack app along with an incoming webhook, read Slack's guide on the topic [here](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks) -- one or more channels to post the messages to -- 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 Slack +## 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 `SEND_SLACK` to `YES`. -2. Set `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL` to your Slack app's webhook URL. -3. Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK` to the Slack channel your Slack app is set to send messages to. - The syntax for channels is `#channel` or `channel`. - All roles will default to this variable if left unconfigured. +- Slack app along with an incoming webhook, read Slack's guide on the topic [here](https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks). +- One or more channels to post the messages to +- Access to the terminal where Netdata Agent is running -An example of a working configuration would be: -```conf + +### 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_SLACK | Set `SEND_SLACK` to YES | YES | True | +| SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL | set `SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL` to your Slack app's webhook URL. | | True | +| DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK | Set `DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK` to the Slack channel your Slack app is set to send messages to. The syntax for channels is `#channel` or `channel`. | | True | + +</details> + +#### Examples + +##### Basic Configuration + + + +```yaml #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # slack (slack.com) global notification options SEND_SLACK="YES" SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK="#alarms" + ``` -## 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. + + |