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description: >-
  Alert Rules in Varsuite Core let you define automatic notifications for a wide
  range of issues from downtime and DNS errors to missing analytics tags or SSL
  failures.
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# Alerts & Rules

#### What You Can Configure

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When creating a new alert rule, you’ll be able to customise:

| Field            | Description                                                                |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**         | The title of your rule (e.g. “All SSL Checks”)                             |
| **Event Types**  | Choose one or more triggers (e.g. downtime, expired domains, backup fails) |
| **Sites**        | Apply the rule to specific sites or all sites                              |
| **Destinations** | Where alerts are sent (e.g. email, more options coming soon)               |
| **Enabled**      | Toggle the rule on or off                                                  |

Hold `Ctrl` (or `Cmd` on Mac) to select multiple options for Events and Sites.

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#### Available Event Triggers

You can trigger alerts for the following situations:

* Connection or downtime issues
* Performance drops
* Core or plugin update failures
* User creation/edit/delete errors
* Backup or restore problems
* Failed scheduled tasks
* Health check failures
* Domain expired or expiring soon
* SSL certificate issues
* DNS configuration issues
* Lighthouse score decreases
* Broken links, sitemap, analytics tag, or mixed content warnings

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#### Alert Delivery

Alerts are currently sent via email, slack & discord. You can enter multiple destinations to ensure the right people are kept in the loop.

Coming soon: Microsoft Teams, and webhook-based destinations.

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#### Example

Let’s say you want to be notified when a scheduled task or backup fails on any of your sites:

1. Click **Create Alert Rule**
2. Name it something like “Critical Task Alerts”
3. Select:
   * “Scheduled task failed”
   * “Backup has failed”
4. Choose all sites (or just your client sites)
5. Add your email address
6. Tick **Enable** and hit **Create**

Done. You’ll now receive alerts in real-time whenever those events occur.

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#### Why This Matters

Proactive monitoring is the key to fast response times and better uptime. Alert Rules ensure:

* You fix problems before clients notice
* Nothing slips through the cracks
* Your team gets notified the moment something critical breaks

When combined with our monitoring and backup systems, Alert Rules create a powerful safety net across your entire website fleet.
