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+---
+title: "New alerts/monitoring system"
+date: "2024-01-07"
+---
+
+
+## Needs
+
+Manage many notification needs in one place, e.g.
+
+- smartd
+- mdadm
+- SnapRAID
+- SSH
+
+
+## Candidates
+
+### Monitoring
+
+- Zabbix
+
+
+### Notification
+
+- Slack (currently in use for HomeAssistant notifications)
+- Matrix
+- ntfy.sh (push notifications)