Zabbix Custom Email Alert

 

Features

• Graphs based on latest data are sent to your Email
• You can send messages both in private and group email
• Links to open Graph URL and Event URL.

Configuration / Installation

Zabbix server need to be install, configure and up and running.

• Put problem.sh, resolved.sh, acknowledged.sh and sendEmail in your AlertScriptsPath directory, the path is set inside your zabbix_server.conf

Script should be execute by zabbix user. Default path of the "alertScriptPath is 

Download all the scripts from Github.  Download Link

• Set below parameters in problem.sh, resolved.sh, acknowledged.sh files

SENDER="Zabbix-Alert<zabbix-alert@mycompany.com>"

ZBX_URL="https://mycompany.com/zabbix"

USERNAME="Admin" # Zabbix Username

PASSWORD="password" # Zabbix Password

Note: Better to use read only user instead of using admin user.

• Configure email server details in "sendEmail" client.

• Add 3 new media as "Zabbix Problem Email" , " Zabbix Resolved Email" and "Zabbix Acknowledged Email" in Zabbix web interface with these settings:

 

• Create an Action for Email Alert

Add host groups to condition list.

• Under Operation Tab, Put default subject and default message like this.

Default Subject:  

[{TRIGGER.SEVERITY}] : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

Problem started at {EVENT.TIME} on {EVENT.DATE}

Problem name: {TRIGGER.NAME}

Host: {HOST.NAME}

IP: {HOST.IP}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Original Problem ID: {EVENT.ID}

Status:  {EVENT.STATUS}

Trigger ID: {TRIGGER.ID}

Last Value: {ITEM.LASTVALUE}

Item ID: {ITEM.ID}

Item Graphic: [{ITEM.ID1}]

• Add operation details

• Then add Recovery Operation 

Default Subject:  

[Resolved] : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

Problem has been resolved at {EVENT.RECOVERY.TIME} on {EVENT.RECOVERY.DATE}

Problem name: {TRIGGER.NAME}

Host: {HOST.NAME}

IP: {HOST.IP}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Original Problem ID: {EVENT.ID}

Status:  {EVENT.STATUS}

Trigger ID: {TRIGGER.ID}

Last Value: {ITEM.LASTVALUE}

Item ID: {ITEM.ID}

Item Graphic: [{ITEM.ID1}]

• Add operation details Recovery

• Then add Acknowledgement Operation 

Default Subject:  

[Acknowledged] : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

{USER.FULLNAME} user acknowledged problem at {ACK.DATE} {ACK.TIME} with the following message:

{ACK.MESSAGE}

Problem name: {TRIGGER.NAME}

Host: {HOST.NAME}

IP: {HOST.IP}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Status:  {EVENT.STATUS}

Original Problem ID: {EVENT.ID}

Last Value: {ITEM.LASTVALUE}

• Add operation details for Acknowledgement

Sample Email Notifications

Problem Email

Recovery Email

Zabbix Telegram Alert

Features

• Graphs based on latest data are sent directly to your messenger
• You can send messages both in private and group chats
• Channels support
• Saves chatid as a temporary file

Configuration / Installation

Zabbix server need to be install, configure and up and running.

• Put telegram.sh in your AlertScriptsPath directory, the path is set inside your zabbix_server.conf

Script should be execute by zabbix user. Default path of the "alertScriptPath is 

• Set script path and log path in telegram.sh file

Script Source code you can download from below link.

"telegram.sh" Download 

• Configure ZABBIX URL, User/Password and Telegram BOT token in telegram.sh file.

Create a bot in Telegram and get API key: https://core.telegram.org/bots#creating-a-new-bot.

As a best practice create readonly user in Zabbix web interface (for getting graphs from zabbix) 

• Add new media for Telegram in Zabbix web interface with these settings:

• Create a Action for Telegram Alert

Add host groups to condition list.

• Under Operation Tab, Put default subject and default message like this.

Default Subject: 

{TRIGGER.STATUS} {TRIGGER.SEVERITY} {TRIGGER.SEVERITY} : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

Host IP: {HOSTNAME}

Host Name:  {HOST.NAME}

Problem status: {STATUS}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Date and Time: {EVENT.DATE} - {EVENT.TIME}

Item Graphic: [{ITEM.ID1}]

Last tested value: {{HOSTNAME}:{TRIGGER.KEY}.last(0)}

• Under Recovery Operations tab, put default subject and default message like this.

Default Subject: 

{TRIGGER.STATUS} {TRIGGER.SEVERITY} Resolved : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

Host IP: {HOSTNAME}

Host Name:  {HOST.NAME}

Problem status: {STATUS}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Date and Time: {EVENT.DATE} - {EVENT.TIME}

Item Graphic: [{ITEM.ID1}]

Last tested value: {{HOSTNAME}:{TRIGGER.KEY}.last(0)}

 

• Under Acknowledgement Operations tab, put default subject and default message like this.

Default Subject: 

{TRIGGER.STATUS} {TRIGGER.SEVERITY} Acknowledged : {TRIGGER.NAME}

Default Message: 

Host IP: {HOSTNAME}

Host Name:  {HOST.NAME}

Problem status: {STATUS}

Acknowledged Message: {ACK.MESSAGE}

Severity: {TRIGGER.SEVERITY}

Date and Time: {EVENT.DATE} - {EVENT.TIME}

Item Graphic: [{ITEM.ID1}]

Last tested value: {{HOSTNAME}:{TRIGGER.KEY}.last(0)}

 

Sample Output