Techno Tim | Set up alerts in Proxmox before it's too late! @TechnoTim | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Setting up alerts in Proxmox is important and critical to making sure you are notified if something goes wrong with your servers. It's so easy, I should have done this years ago! In this tutorial, we'll set up email notifications using SMTP with Gmail or G Suite that send email alerts when there are disk errors, ZSF Issues, or when backup jobs run. We'll then test the alerts to make sure they are working by yoinking a drive from my ZFS pool (and hopefully it doesn't fail).
Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-alerts/
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00:00 - Why you should set up alerts in Proxmox
01:42 - Micro Center / Free SSD (Sponsor)
02:56 - Where can I find the documentation
03:07 - Installing and configuring dependencies
03:54 - Google Email address configuration
08:43 - Configuring postfix and customizing the email alert
11:47 - Changing the mail sender name with pcre
14:20 - Configure where email alerts are sent
15:01 - Backup Alerts
17:33 - SMART alerts
18:53 - ZFS Alerts
19:52 - Testing in Production
24:03 - How Proxmox alerts could be better
25:30 - Stream Highlight - "Just some flashing lights & music"
#Proxmox #HomeLab
Thank you for watching!
Setting up alerts in Proxmox is important and critical to making sure you are notified if something goes wrong with your servers. It's so easy, I should have done this years ago! In this tutorial, we'll set up email notifications using SMTP with Gmail or G Suite that send email alerts when there are disk errors, ZSF Issues, or when backup jobs run. We'll then test the alerts to make sure they are working by yoinking a drive from my ZFS pool (and hopefully it doesn't fail).
Video Notes: https://technotim.live/posts/proxmox-alerts/
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/technotim
Sponsor me on GitHub: github.com/sponsors/timothystewart6
Subscribe on Twitch: twitch.tv/technotim
Become a YouTube member: youtube.com/channel/UCOk-gHyjcWZNj3Br4oxwh0A/join
Merch Shop 🛍️: https://l.technotim.live/shop
Gear Recommendations: https://l.technotim.live/gear
Get Help in Our Discord Community: https://l.technotim.live/discord
2nd channel: youtube.com/@TechnoTimTalks
A HUGE THANKS to Micro Center for sponsoring today's video.
New Customer Exclusive – Free 256GB SDD: https://micro.center/24c
Check out Micro Center’s PC Builder: https://micro.center/1wk
Submit your build to Micro Center’s Build Showcase: https://micro.center/tvv
Shop Micro Center’s Top Deals: https://micro.center/jb4
(Affiliate links may be included in this description. I may receive a small commission at no cost to you.)
00:00 - Why you should set up alerts in Proxmox
01:42 - Micro Center / Free SSD (Sponsor)
02:56 - Where can I find the documentation
03:07 - Installing and configuring dependencies
03:54 - Google Email address configuration
08:43 - Configuring postfix and customizing the email alert
11:47 - Changing the mail sender name with pcre
14:20 - Configure where email alerts are sent
15:01 - Backup Alerts
17:33 - SMART alerts
18:53 - ZFS Alerts
19:52 - Testing in Production
24:03 - How Proxmox alerts could be better
25:30 - Stream Highlight - "Just some flashing lights & music"
#Proxmox #HomeLab
Thank you for watching!
