Server Alerts by Email
Which emails you get, and who gets them
Emails when your server needs you
Alerts decides which emails you get about your server, and who gets them. Each alert can go to your account email or to the addresses you list.
Where: Servers › My Servers › your server › System › Alerts
01 · Set them up
- Tick each alert you want to receive.
- Next to it, type the email addresses, separated by commas. Leave the field empty to use your account email.
- Click Save Notification Settings.
Opensolr support receives a copy of every alert, whether you ticked it or not.
02 · When each alert is sent
| Alert | Sent when | Repeats |
|---|---|---|
| Server Offline | The server sent no report for more than 10 minutes, and Opensolr could not bring its agent back. | Once per outage |
| Server Error | Apache or PHP-FPM is still down after 3 automatic repairs. See Health checks. | At most once an hour for the same problem |
| Disk Space Warning | Disk use is above 85%. Checked every 60 seconds. | At most every 60 minutes while it lasts |
| High Server Load | CPU has stayed above 90% for 30 minutes or more. | At most every 30 minutes while it lasts |
| Backup Success, Backup Failed | Listed in the tab. The result of every backup is in the project's Backup Log and on the Backup tab of the Logs bar. | - |
03 · In your inbox
- Every subject starts with your server's name in brackets, then for example CRITICAL: Server offline, ALERT: Server error, WARNING: Disk usage at and the percentage, or WARNING: High server load. Easy to filter.
- There is no setting here for recovery emails. When a service or the whole server comes back, the Monitor and Overview tabs show it.
System menu
- System menu
- Logs
- Config
- Alerts
- Housekeeping