Icinga notifications in Matrix We just added Matrix notifications to an old Icinga server we have, because why not? We love having everything in Matrix...

To get this done, we borrowed heavily from this post.

First of all, the script. This is what sends the actual message to a Matrix room:

#!/bin/bash

# /usr/local/bin/matrix-icinga.sh
# Pipe the message to send into stdin

# Matrix items:
MX_TOKEN=[Set token for a Matrix user here]
MX_SERVER=https://[Your matrix server url]
MX_ROOM=[Matrix room ID, not alias]


MX_TXN="`date "+%s"`$(( RANDOM % 9999 ))"

warn_ico="âš "
error_ico="❌"
ok_ico="?"
question_ico="âť“"

#Set the message icon based on service state
# For nagios, replace ICINGA_ with NAGIOS_ to get the environment variables from Nagios
if [ "$ICINGA_HOSTSTATE" = "UP" ]
then
    ICON=$ok_ico
elif [ "$ICINGA_HOSTSTATE" = "DOWN" ]
then
    ICON=$error_ico
fi
if [ "$ICINGA_SERVICESTATE" = "UNKNOWN" ]
then
    ICON=$question_ico
elif [ "$ICINGA_SERVICESTATE" = "OK" ]
then
    ICON=$ok_ico
elif [ "$ICINGA_SERVICESTATE" = "WARNING" ]
then
    ICON=$warn_ico
elif [ "$ICINGA_SERVICESTATE" = "CRITICAL" ] 
then
    ICON=$error_ico
fi

MY_HOSTNAME=`hostname`
read message
while read line; do
  message="${message}\n${line}"
done

BODY="${ICON} HOST: ${ICINGA_HOSTNAME}   SERVICE: ${ICINGA_SERVICEDISPLAYNAME}  \
MESSAGE: ${ICINGA_SERVICEOUTPUT} ${ICINGA_HOSTOUTPUT}  \
https://${MY_HOSTNAME}/cgi-bin/icinga/status.cgi?host=${ICINGA_HOSTNAME} ${message}"


# Post into maint room
curl -X PUT --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header 'Accept: application/json' -d "{
  \"msgtype\": \"m.text\",
  \"body\": \"$BODY\"
}" "$MX_SERVER/_matrix/client/unstable/rooms/$MX_ROOM/send/m.room.message/$MX_TXN?access_token=$MX_TOKEN"

... Next, set up the commands for host and service notifications. On our system, commands are in /etc/icinga/commands.cfg.

###############################
# Matrix notifications
###############################

# 'notify-service-by-matrix' command definition
define command {
       command_name     notify-service-by-matrix
       command_line	/usr/bin/printf "%b" "Notification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ State: $SERVICESTATE$ \
Date/Time: $LONGDATETIME$" | /usr/local/bin/matrix_icinga.sh $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ >> /tmp/matrix.log
       }

# 'notify-host-by-matrix' command definition
define command {
       command_name     notify-host-by-matrix
       command_line	/usr/bin/printf "%b" "Notification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nState: \
$HOSTSTATE$\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n" | /usr/local/bin/matrix_icinga.sh $NOTIFICATIONTYPES$ \
>> /tmp/matrix.log
       }

Next, add a "Matrix" contact. In our system, this is in /etc/icinga/objects/contacts_icinga.cfg:

define contact {
       contact_name                     matrix
       alias                            Matrix
       service_notification_period      24x7
       host_notification_period         24x7
       service_notification_options     w,u,c,r
       host_notification_options        d,r
       service_notification_commands    notify-service-by-matrix
       host_notification_commands       notify-host-by-matrix
       }

Finally, add to an active contact group to finish the setup. In our system, using check_mk, this ended up being /etc/icinga/objects/check_mk/check_mk_templates.cfg:

define contactgroup {
  contactgroup_name		  check_mk
  alias				  check_mk dummy contact group
  members			  check_mk,matrix
}

After updating check_mk and reloading, notifications now deliver to the Matrix room!

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