Kapacitor integration for Grafana IRM

The Kapacitor integration for Grafana IRM handles ticket events sent from Kapacitor webhooks. The integration provides grouping, auto-acknowledge and auto-resolve logic via customizable alert templates.

Configure Grafana IRM to receive alerts from Kapacitor

In Grafana IRM, navigate to IRM > Integrations > Monitoring Systems
Click + New integration
Select Kapacitor from the list of available integrations
Enter a name and description for the integration, click Create
A new page will open with the integration details. Copy the IRM Integration URL from HTTP Endpoint section

Configure Kapacitor to send alerts to Grafana IRM

To send an alert from Kapacitor, you can follow these steps:

Create a Kapacitor TICKscript or modify an existing one to define the conditions for triggering the alert
The TICKscript specifies the data source, data processing, and the alert rule. Here’s an example of a simple TICKscript:
tickscript
```
stream
    |from()
        .measurement('measurement_name')
        .where(lambda: <condition>)
    |alert()
        .webhook('<webhook_url>')
```
Replace 'measurement_name' with the name of the measurement you want to monitor, <condition> with the condition that triggers the alert, and '<webhook_url>' with IRM Integration URL
Save the TICKscript file with a .tick extension, for example, alert_script.tick
Start the Kapacitor service using the TICKscript:
Bash
```
kapacitor define <alert_name> -tick /path/to/alert_script.tick
kapacitor enable <alert_name>
kapacitor reload
```
Replace <alert_name> with a suitable name for your alert
Ensure that the Kapacitor service is running and actively monitoring the data
When the condition defined in the TICKscript is met, Kapacitor will trigger the alert and send a POST request to the specified webhook URL with the necessary information. Make sure your webhook endpoint is configured to receive and process the incoming alerts from Kapacitor