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Notification types

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Path: /admin-settings → Notifications tab

Configure the types of system alerts the platform can send via email. Notification types define what events trigger alerts, who receives them, and the email content.

Notification type

Field	Required	Description
Category	Yes	Grouping (e.g. `SCALER`, `USER`, `SYSTEM`).
Code	Yes	Unique event code (e.g. `SCALE_UP_FAILED`).
Name	Yes	Human-readable.
Description	No	Notes.
Severity	Yes	`info` / `warning` / `error` / `critical`.
Enabled	Yes	Whether active.
Rate Limit	No	Min minutes between sending the same notification. Prevents flooding.

Sender

Field	Required	Description
Sender Name	No	Display name. Falls back to env.
Sender Address	No	From-address. Falls back to env.
Recipients	Yes	Array of email addresses (≥ 1).

Template parameters

Field	Description
Parameters	Variable names usable in templates (e.g. `["environment", "serverName", "error"]`).

Templates

Templates use {{variable}} syntax. Available variables come from Parameters.

Field	Required	Description
Subject Template	Yes	Email subject.
Body Template	Yes	HTML body.
Text Template	No	Plain text fallback. Auto-generated from body.

Example

SCALE_UP_FAILED with Parameters [environment, serverGroupName, currentInstances, maxInstances, error, timestamp]:

Subject: [{{severity}}] Scale Up Failed: {{serverGroupName}} in {{environment}}

<h2>Scale Up Failed</h2>
<p>
  The scaler was unable to add a new instance to server group <strong>{{serverGroupName}}</strong>.
</p>
<table>
  <tr>
    <td>Environment</td>
    <td>{{environment}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Current Instances</td>
    <td>{{currentInstances}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Max Instances</td>
    <td>{{maxInstances}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Error</td>
    <td>{{error}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Time</td>
    <td>{{timestamp}}</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Workflows

Create a notification type

Click Create → Category + Code + Name → Severity → Parameters → Recipients → Subject + Body templates → optionally Rate Limit → enable → save.

Test a notification

Notifications are triggered by system events. Use the template preview in the edit dialog to validate rendering.

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