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โšก Alert Rules

Alert rules define who gets notified when an incident occurs. They connect monitors to contacts.

๐Ÿ”ง How Alert Rules Workโ€‹

Monitor Goes Down โ†’ Incident Created โ†’ Alert Rules Evaluated โ†’ Contacts Notified

Each alert rule specifies:

  • Which monitor (or all monitors)
  • Which contacts or contact groups to notify
  • Under what conditions (severity threshold, time of day, etc.)

๐Ÿ“– Default Behaviorโ€‹

If no alert rules are configured, Monitron falls back to notifying all team contacts for every incident. This ensures you always get alerts, even before you set up rules.

๐Ÿ’ก Tippsโ€‹

  • Start simple โ€” create one rule that notifies everyone for all incidents.
  • Then refine: create specific rules for critical monitors โ†’ on-call team, and lower-priority monitors โ†’ email only.
  • Use contact groups to manage who gets notified as a unit (e.g., "On-Call Team", "Management").