How to Install Alerta on Elementary OS

This tutorial aims to guide you through the installation process for Alerta on the latest version of Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

Before you begin the installation process, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• You have a running instance of Elementary OS.
• You have root access or a user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To start the installation process, open the terminal and update the package lists by running:

sudo apt update

Next, install the required dependencies by running:

sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-dev python3-venv libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libyaml-dev libpython3-dev

Step 2: Create a Virtual Environment

Once you have installed the dependencies, create a virtual environment for Alerta using the following commands:

python3 -m venv alerta
cd alerta
source bin/activate

Step 3: Install Alerta

To install Alerta, run the following command:

pip install alerta

Step 4: Configure Alerta

Next, you need to configure Alerta. Create a configuration file by running:

sudo nano /etc/alertad.conf

Copy and paste the following configuration:

[DEFAULT]
DEBUG = False
PLUGINS = reject
PLUGINS_DIRS = /usr/local/lib/alerta/plugins
USE_PROXYFIX = False
SECRET_KEY = secret_key

DATABASE_URL = mongodb://localhost:27017/alerta

AUTH_REQUIRED = False
ADMIN_USERS = admin@example.com
CUSTOMER_VIEWS = False

SMTP_PASSWORD =
SMTP_USERNAME =
SMTP_SERVER = localhost:25

SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL =
SLACK_CHANNEL =
SLACK_ATTACHMENTS = False

STATUS_CHANGE_EMAIIL = False
STATUS_CHANGE_SMS = False
STATUS_CHANGE_LOG = False

[AUTHENTICATION]
AUTH_METHODS = basic

# [USER_LOGIN]
# USER_LOGIN_URL = http://localhost:5001/login

[LOGGING]
LOG_FORMAT = "%(asctime)s - %(name)s[%(process)d] - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
LOG_LEVEL = WARNING

Note: Modify the configuration to reflect your requirements.

Once you have created the configuration file. save and exit the editor using CTRL + X, followed by y and ENTER.

Step 5: Start Alerta

With your Alerta installation configured, you can start the Alerta web application using the following command:

alertad

To stop the Alerta application, press CTRL + C.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Alerta on Elementary OS. You can now start monitoring your system for alerts.

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