Alerting

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On the Alerting page you can configure alerts for events related to your environments and for Portainer itself. Alerts will display on the Alerting page and notifications can be sent via Slack or Microsoft Teams integration, via email, or by triggering a webhook.

To access Alerting once the feature is enabled under additional functionality, click on Alerting under Additional Functionality in the left menu.

Active Alerts

This tab shows any active alerts on your environments.

Field/Option	Overview
Alert Name	The name of the alert that has been triggered, along with the environments that triggered the alert (where relevant).
Actions	Actions you can perform on the alert. You can click Silence to silence the alert.
State	<p>The state of the active alert. This can be one of the following:
<strong>Active:</strong> The alert is currently active and firing.
<strong>Firing:</strong> The alert rule is currently firing and has triggered alerts.
<strong>Inactive:</strong> The alert rule is not currently firing and has not triggered alerts.
<strong>Pending:</strong> The alert rule is currently firing but has not yet triggered alerts.</p>
Severity	The severity level of the alert. This will depend on the severity level selected on the corresponding rule (where configurable).
Message	The message sent along with the alert.
Source	The source of the alert.
Instance	The instance that has sent the alert.
Started At	The date and time the active alert began.
Last Updated	The date and time the alert status was last updated.

Silence an alert

You can choose to temporarily silence an alert, for example when you are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it but do not need ongoing notifications while you do. To silence an alert, click the Silence button in the Actions column then complete the form.

Field/Option	Overview
Comment	Specify a comment to associate with the silencing action.
Created By	The user that silenced the alert. By default this contains your username.
Duration	Select the length of time to silence the alert, or choose Custom set a custom length using the Starts At and Ends At date selectors.
Starts At	The start date and time of the silencing. This is based on the Duration selection above if using a preset option.
Ends At	The end date and time of the silencing. This is based on the Duration selection above if using a preset option.
Matchers	A list of the criteria this silencing action will match.

Once you're ready, click the Create Silence button.

Silenced Alerts

This tab lists any silenced alerts. Silenced alerts are active alerts that have been temporarily silenced and will not notify.

Field/Option	Overview
Alert Rule	The name of the rule that has been silenced.
Status	The status of the silencing. The `active` status indicates the silence is currently active. The `expired` status indicates the silence is no longer active due to the Ends At time having passed.
Actions	Click the trash icon to remove the silencing. If the alert is still active it will return to Active Alerts.
Comment	The comment provided when silencing the alert.
Created By	The user that created the silencing.
Starts At	The start date and time of the silencing.
Ends At	The end date and time of the silencing.

Rules

The rules tab is where you define the rules that can be used to trigger alerts.

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Field/Option	Overview
Alert Rule	The name of the alert rule, along with labels that determine the type of rule, environment types it applies to, and any Portainer version restrictions for the rule to function.
Actions	Here you can enable the rule using the toggle, and where relevant click Edit to customize the rule settings. Rules cannot be enabled if no alert manager instances are enabled.
Description	The description of the rule.
Severity	The severity level of the rule.
Threshold	The threshold at which the rule will trigger. Depending on the rule this could be the number of consecutive failures or a specific value being reached or exceeded.
Condition	The comparison operator used in the condition trigger, for example equals or greater than.
Duration (min)	The period (in minutes) within which the condition and threshold must be true for the rule to be triggered. For rules where this isn't relevant, a dash is listed.
Created At	The creation date and time of the rule.

Editing a rule

Some rules can be edited to suit your needs. To edit an editable rule, click the Edit button for the rule in the Actions column.

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The following fields are available:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	The name of the rule.
Description	The description of the rule.
Threshold	The threshold at which the rule will trigger. Depending on the rule this could be the number of consecutive failures or a specific value being reached or exceeded.
Condition operator	The comparison operator used in the condition trigger, for example equals or greater than.
Duration	The period within which the condition and threshold must be true for the rule to be triggered. For rules where this isn't relevant, a dash is listed.
Severity	The severity level of the rule.
Enabled	When toggled on, the rule is enabled.

When you have made your changes, click Save Rule.

Settings

This tab lists the alert manager instances used for sending notifications and is where you configure those notifications.

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The following fields are displayed:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	The name of the alert manager instance.
Status	The connection status of the alert manager instance.
Enabled	Whether the instance is enabled.
Channels	The number of notification channels configured in the instance.
Actions	Click Test to test whether the instance is reachable. Click Edit to make changes to the instance configuration and to set up notifications.

Edit an instance

To edit an alert manager instance, click the Edit button for the instance in the Actions column. Here you can see the Name of the instance and enable or disable it through the toggle. You will also see any notification channels you have added listed here.

Add a notification channel

To add a notification channel to an alert manager instance, on the Settings tab click the Edit button next to the instance, then click the Add Channel button. In the New Channel section, complete the fields as required.

First select the Notification Type from the dropdown. Current options are:

The subsequent options will depend on the selected type.

Slack

The following options are available when configuring a Slack notification channel:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	Specify a name for your notification channel.
Webhook URL	Enter the webhook URL for your Slack integration. You can learn more about how to configure this in the Slack API documentation.

When you have completed the configuration, click Save Settings.

Email

The following options are available when configuring an email notification channel:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	Specify a name for your notification channel.
SMTP Server	Enter the URL and port for your SMTP server. If no port is provided, the default of `587` will be used.
SMTP Auth Username	Enter the username for authenticating with your SMTP server, if required.
SMTP Auth Password	Enter the password for authenticating with your SMTP server, if required.
Require TLS	If your SMTP server requires TLS, toggle this option on.
To Email Address	Enter the email address you want to send notifications to.
From Email Address	Enter the email address that will appear as the sender for your notification emails.

When you have completed the configuration, click Save Settings.

Webhook

The following options are available when configuring a webhook notification channel:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	Specify a name for your notification channel.
Webhook URL	Enter the URL for your webhook.

When you have completed the configuration, click Save Settings.

Microsoft Teams V2

The following options are available when configuring a Microsoft Teams V2 notification channel:

Field/Option	Overview
Name	Specify a name for your notification channel.
Webhook URL	Enter the webhook URL for your Microsoft Teams integration. You can learn more about configuring Microsoft Teams webhooks in the Microsoft documentation.

When you have completed the configuration, click Save Settings.