Set up Alerting
Set up or upgrade your implementation of Grafana Alerting.
Note:
These are set-up instructions for Grafana Alerting Open Source.
Before you begin
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Configure your data sources
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Check which data sources are compatible with and supported by Grafana Alerting
Watch this short video to get started. video::6W8Nu4b_PXM[youtube]
Set up Alerting
To set up Alerting, you need to:
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Configure alert rules
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Create Grafana-managed or Mimir/Loki-managed alert rules and recording rules
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Configure contact points
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Check the default contact point and update the email address
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Optional: Add new contact points and integrations
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Configure notification policies
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Check the default notification policy
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Optional: Add additional nested policies
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Optional: Add labels and label matchers to control alert routing
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Optional: Integrate with Grafana OnCall
Advanced set up options
Grafana Alerting supports many additional configuration options, from configuring external Alertmanagers to routing Grafana-managed alerts outside of Grafana, to defining your alerting setup as code.
The following topics provide you with advanced configuration options for Grafana Alerting.