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author | Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de> | 2022-02-08 17:39:53 +0100 |
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committer | Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de> | 2022-02-08 17:40:55 +0100 |
commit | 42c203291a7db814be00f40caddb6980632358fa (patch) | |
tree | c455fa438e36faf131643a10e14dab923deaeca4 | |
parent | dd19aea3628471ce54fefa30913879322f20e63a (diff) |
doc/netwatch-notify: add sections
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diff --git a/doc/netwatch-notify.md b/doc/netwatch-notify.md index 78a0eed..9b504f7 100644 --- a/doc/netwatch-notify.md +++ b/doc/netwatch-notify.md @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ The hosts to be checked have to be added to netwatch with specific comment: / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com" host=[ :resolve "example.com" ]; +### Hooks + It is possible to run an up hook command (`up-hook`) or down hook command (`down-hook`) when a notification is triggered. This has to be added in comment, note that some characters need extra escaping: @@ -48,10 +50,14 @@ Also there is a `pre-down-hook` that fires at two thirds of failed checks required for the notification. The idea is to fix the issue before a notification is sent. +### Count threshould + The count threshould (default is 5 checks) is configurable as well: / tool netwatch add comment="notify, hostname=example.com, count=10" host=104.18.144.11; +### Parents & dependencies + If the host is behind another checked host add a dependency, this will suppress notification if the parent host is down: @@ -61,6 +67,8 @@ suppress notification if the parent host is down: Note that every configured parent in a chain increases the check count threshould by one. +### Update from DNS + The host address can be updated dynamically. Give extra parameter `resolve` with a resolvable name: |