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Argus alerting

You’ll route alerts so your team hears about downtime before customers do.

Configure alerts​

  1. Open an existing uptime check (or create one first).
  2. Open Alerting / notification settings for that check or for Argus overall.
  3. Choose a channel your deployment supports (email, SMS gateway, or chat webhook).
  4. Set when to notify (immediate, or after N failures if shown).
  5. Save. Send a test alert if the UI provides one.

You’re done when​

  • A test alert (or a deliberate fail) reaches the channel you chose.
  • Production checks point at an on-call channel, not only a personal inbox.

Good habits​

  • Mute or pause checks during planned maintenance.
  • Put the public URL and environment name in the check title so alerts are obvious.