alerta-contrib/integrations/pinger/README.md

Pinger Integration

Monitor network availability using ICMP Ping and generate alerts on failures.

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Installation

Clone the GitHub repo and run:

$ python setup.py install

Or, to install remotely from GitHub run:

$ pip install git+https://github.com/alerta/alerta-contrib.git#subdirectory=integrations/pinger

Configuration

Add "ping targets" to alerta-pinger.targets in the following format:

---
- environment: Production
  service: [Web]
  targets:
    - search.twitter.com
    - www.nytimes.com
    - www.google.com
    - www.nyc.gov
    - newyork.yankees.mlb.com

References

• RFC792 Internet Control Message Protocol: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc792

License

Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Nick Satterly. Available under the MIT License.