homelab-optimized/docs/admin/monitoring-setup.md

Homelab Monitoring & Alerting Setup

Overview

Service	Host	Port	Purpose
Ntfy	Homelab VM	8081	Push notifications
Grafana	Homelab VM	3300	Dashboards & alerting
Prometheus	Homelab VM	9090	Metrics collection
Uptime Kuma	rpi5	3001	Uptime monitoring

Ntfy Setup

Access

• Web UI: http://192.168.0.210:8081
• Subscribe to topics: http://192.168.0.210:8081/<topic>

Recommended Topics

• alerts - Critical system alerts
• homelab - General notifications
• updates - Container update notifications

Mobile App Setup

1. Install Ntfy app (Android/iOS)
2. Add server: http://192.168.0.210:8081 (or your public URL)
3. Subscribe to topics: alerts, homelab

Test Notification

curl -d "Test notification from homelab" http://192.168.0.210:8081/alerts

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Grafana Alerting

Access

• URL: http://192.168.0.210:3300

Configure Ntfy Contact Point

1. Go to: Alerting → Contact Points → Add
2. Name: Ntfy
3. Type: Webhook
4. URL: http://NTFY:80/alerts (internal) or http://192.168.0.210:8081/alerts
5. HTTP Method: POST

Configure Email Contact Point (SMTP)

1. Edit grafana.ini or use environment variables:

[smtp]
enabled = true
host = smtp.gmail.com:587
user = your-email@gmail.com
password = "REDACTED_PASSWORD"
from_address = your-email@gmail.com

Sample Alert Rules

• CPU > 80% for 5 minutes
• Memory > 90% for 5 minutes
• Disk > 85%
• Container down

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Uptime Kuma Notifications

Access

• URL: http://<rpi5-ip>:3001

Add Ntfy Notification

1. Settings → Notifications → Setup Notification
2. Type: Ntfy
3. Server URL: http://192.168.0.210:8081
4. Topic: alerts
5. Priority: high (for critical) or default

Add Email Notification (SMTP)

1. Settings → Notifications → Setup Notification
2. Type: SMTP
3. Host: smtp.gmail.com
4. Port: 587
5. Security: STARTTLS
6. Username: your email
7. Password: app password
8. From: your email
9. To: recipient email

Recommended Monitors

• All Portainer endpoints (HTTP)
• Key services: Gitea, Plex, Grafana, etc.
• External services you depend on

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Watchtower Notifications

Watchtower can notify on container updates. Add to compose:

environment:
  - WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS=shoutrrr
  - WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_URL=ntfy://192.168.0.210:8081/updates

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Quick Test Commands

# Test Ntfy
curl -d "🔔 Test alert" http://192.168.0.210:8081/alerts

# Test with priority
curl -H "Priority: high" -H "Title: Critical Alert" \
  -d "Something needs attention!" http://192.168.0.210:8081/alerts

# Test with tags/emoji
curl -H "Tags: warning,server" -d "Server alert" http://192.168.0.210:8081/homelab