Use Slack as your NEO Sense notification channel
In this article, we'll show you how to set up Slack as your NEO Sense notification channel.
Are you using NEO Sense to monitor your website or web application? If so, you know how important it is to stay informed about the status of your probes. NEO Sense allows you to set up notifications and alerts for your probes so that you can quickly take action if an incident occurs. While there are several notification channels available, such as email and Discord, did you know that you can also use Slack as your notification channel?
Slack is a powerful communication tool that's widely used by businesses and teams, and it can be an excellent option for monitoring your website's performance. In this article, we'll show you how to set up Slack as your NEO Sense notification channel, so you can receive real-time alerts and updates about your website's health and performance.
Setup Slack Incoming Webhook
You need to have a Slack workspace to integrate NEO Sense with Slack. Create your user account on their website and follow their steps to create a new workspace. After you have your workspace ready, head to Browse Slack and select Apps. Search for an app called Incoming Webhooks.
Click Add and you will be redirected to the setup page. Click the Add to Slack button. You will be asked which channels you want to connect with Monika. After you have selected your channel, click Add Incoming Webhooks Integration button. You should see that your Webhook URL is ready to use. Copy your webhook URL somewhere safe as we are going to need it later.
Integrate Slack with NEO Sense
Meet NEO Sense: The web application version of Monika. It simplifies the use of Monika through an easy-to-use dashboard interface. It provides a graphical user interface to create probes, set alerts and notifications, and check the validity of your TLS/SSL certificates.
Using NEO Sense, you can probe your websites and endpoints from multiple locations. Below is the list of available locations currently:
Jakarta, Indonesia
Banten, Indonesia
West Java, Indonesia
Singapore, Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
New Jersey, United States
Jakarta, Indonesia
Banten, Indonesia
West Java, Indonesia
Singapore, Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
New Jersey, United States
You can start using NEO Sense by navigating to https://neosense.hyperjump.tech and creating an account. You will receive an email to confirm your account.
After confirming your email, log in to the website, and you will be redirected to the Create Organization page. Fill out the organization details and click Create.
You will be redirected to the Create Project page. Set your first project name, and select your time zone. By default, it will automatically use your current time zone. Click Continue to go to the dashboard.
In the dashboard, click Add New Probe button. Then, fill out the probe details such as probe protocol (HTTP/TCP), name, URL, and description. Then, save the probe by clicking the Add New Probe button.
You will be redirected to the probe configuration page. Click the Notifications tab and you should see that the default notification channel is your registered email. To add Discord as your notification channel, click the Add Notification channel button. Then, select Slack. Paste your copied webhook URL inside the URL input box and click Add.
When there are any incidents/recoveries that happened to your probes, you will be notified through your Slack channel.
Congratulations! You have successfully integrated Slack with NEO Sense!
Closing
In conclusion, using Slack as your NEO Sense notification channel can help you stay on top of your website's performance and health. By setting up real-time alerts and notifications, you can quickly respond to any incidents and ensure that your website is running smoothly. Whether you're a website owner, a developer, or a DevOps professional, NEO Sense and Slack make it easy to monitor your website's uptime and performance.
If you have any questions or need help setting up Slack as your NEO Sense notification channel, don't hesitate to reach out to the NEO Sense support team for assistance by emailing sosmed(at)hyperjump.tech.
So why wait? Give Slack a try as your NEO Sense notification channel and see how it can improve your website monitoring strategy. By using Slack's powerful communication tools and NEO Sense's website monitoring features, you can take your website to the next level and ensure that your users have the best possible experience.
Thanks for reading, and we hope you found this information helpful. Until next time!
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