Setting Up Alert Manager for Slack in Rancher For Automation Suite

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How to set up the Slack receiver in Alert Manager within a Rancher environment to receive notifications for any alerts?

Issue Description: Users with a Rancher environment may want to configure the Slack receiver in the Alert Manager to ensure that they receive notifications directly in a Slack channel for any alerts triggered by their resources. This is crucial for real-time monitoring and quicker resolution of issues related to the resources managed by Rancher.

Resolution:

To set up the Slack receiver in Alert Manager within Rancher, follow the steps below:

  1. Access Rancher

  • Log in to the Rancher UI with your credentials.

  1. Navigate to Alert Manager

    1. From the main menu, navigate to the Alerting section
    2. Click on the Alert Manager tab.

  2. Configure Slack Receiver

    1. In the Alert Manager, locate and select Receivers
    2. Click on New Receiver
    3. Select Slack from the drop-down menu
    4. Name the receiver appropriately, for example, Slack_Alert_Receiver.

  3. Input Slack Webhook URL

    1. Create a Slack incoming webhook by going to https://my.slack.com/services/new/incoming-webhook/ and choosing the desired channel to receive notifications.
  1. Copy the generated Webhook URL.
  1. Return to Rancher and paste the Webhook URL into the Slack Webhook URL field in the newly created Slack Receiver configuration.
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  1. Additional Configuration
    1. Configure additional settings such as Channel, Username, Icon Emoji, and Color based on your preference.
    2. Setup optional configurations like adding severity labels or custom annotations if needed.

  2. Save Configuration

  • After configuring the Slack receiver with the necessary details and preferences, click on Save to apply the changes.

  1. Check Functionality

  • Alerts should begin to populate the channel as expected