Email Alerting
PeerDB can be configured to automatically send alerts via for issues such as Slot Lag Growth and Open Connections.
Email alerting currently uses AWS SES behind the scenes, this requires configuration for non-PeerDB Cloud environments like this.
Configuring PeerDB UI
Adding a configuration
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Click on “Alert Configuration” from the left side of the PeerDB UI and then click “Add Configuration”.
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Now select “Email” from the list of alert providers and enter the Email Address to be notified.
To add multiple emails for a given configuration, add them comma-separated -
Click on “Create”
Creating Email Alert Configuration
Additional configuration for non-PeerDB Cloud Environment
Configuring environment variables for non-PeerDB Cloud Environments
Configuring environment variables for non-PeerDB Cloud Environments
The following list describes the list of environment variables used for configuring Email alerts:
| Variable Name | Description |
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PEERDB_ALERTING_EMAIL_SENDER_SOURCE_EMAIL | Source Email Address |
PEERDB_ALERTING_EMAIL_SENDER_CONFIGURATION_SET | SES Configuration Set to use |
PEERDB_ALERTING_EMAIL_SENDER_REGION | (Optional) SES Region |
PEERDB_ALERTING_EMAIL_SENDER_REPLY_TO_ADDRESSES | (Optional) Comma-separated list of Reply-To addresses |
These need to be set in all the flow components of PeerDB.
The PeerDB environment must have ses:SendEmail permissions. Refer to the AWS Documentation to know more.