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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.
If you are on PeerDB Cloud this is already configured for you out-of-the-box.

Configuring PeerDB UI

Adding a configuration

  1. Click on “Alert Configuration” from the left side of the PeerDB UI and then click “Add Configuration”.
  2. 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
  3. Click on “Create”

Creating Email Alert Configuration

Additional configuration for non-PeerDB Cloud Environment

The following list describes the list of environment variables used for configuring Email alerts: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.