prometheus-xmpp-alerts

A simple web hook that forwards prometheus alerts over XMPP.

Usage

To use, configure a web hook in alertmanager. E.g.:

receivers:
- name: 'jelmer-xmpp'
  webhook_configs:
  - url: 'http://192.168.2.1:9199/alert'

Edit the configuration file (defaults to /etc/prometheus/xmpp-alerts.yml):

jid: 'alertmanager@example.com'
password: 'PASSWORD'
# Alternatively, set a 'password_command' that should write a password to
# stdout
# password_command: 'pass show xmpp-alertmanager'
to_jid: 'jelmer@example.com'
listen_address: '192.168.2.1'
listen_port: 9199

# Text message template as jinja2; defaults to html_template with tags stripped.
text_template: |
 {{ status.upper() }}: *{{ labels.alertname }}* at {{ labels.host or labels.instance }}:\
 {{ annotations.message }}. {{ generatorURL }}

And run the web hook::

$ python3 -m prometheus_xmpp --config=/etc/prometheus/xmpp-alerts.yaml

If you have amtool set up, then you can also allow to_jid to see existing alerts and manage silences. Set the amtool_allowed option to JIDs that are allowed to use amtool.

Docker file

You can build your own docker images using the Dockerfile in this directory, or use ghcr.io/jelmer/prometheus-xmpp-alerts. Provide your configuration in /config.yaml.

Message Format

The default message format looks something like this:

FIRING: AlertName at somehost: Alert Summary. https://prometheus.example.com/expr?...

The text_template option in the configuration can be used to customize the format, using jinja2.

Testing

The web hook can be accessed on three paths:

• /alert: used by Prometheus to deliver alerts, expects POST requests with JSON body
• /test: delivers a test message
• /metrics: exposes statistics about number of alerts received