Instant Notifications

Receive real-time alerts about your GitHub repository backup status in Cloudback through Slack, Discord, or Microsoft Teams with customizable notification options.

Instant notifications are a great way to keep track of your backup status. You can set up instant notifications to receive a message in one of the following messaging apps: Slack, Discord, or Microsoft Teams. You can get notifications about both failed and successful backups, and for both automated and manual backups. Notifications are sent instantly after the backup is completed.

Instant notification example

Configuring Instant Notifications

Instant messenger notifications are set up for each account individually. To configure instant notifications, follow these steps:

1. Open the Notification Settings page from the left sidebar.

2. Choose the account you want to configure notifications for.

3. In the Instant Messenger Notifications section:

   • Select the notification type you want to configure. Notifications are disabled by default, so you need to choose the type of notification you want to receive: On backup completion or On backup failure only. On backup completion will send a notification for both successful and failed backups, while On backup failure only will only send a notification if the backup fails.

   • Select the messenger you want to use. Currently, we support Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams. If you need another one - please submit a request via our issue tracker.

   • Enter the Webhook URL for the messenger.

   • Click Test button to check if the webhook is working correctly. You should receive a test message in the messenger you've chosen.

   • Click Save to save the changes.

4. Repeat the steps for each account you want to configure instant notifications for.

Set up instant notifications

Webhook Setup

To set up instant notifications, you need to have an account in one of the following messengers: Slack, Discord, or Microsoft Teams. Below are the links to the messenger websites and guides on how to set up an Incoming Webhook for each messenger.

Slack

Use Slack to get instant notifications about your backups. Slack is a messaging app for teams that makes it easy to communicate and collaborate with your team members.

• Messenger website: https://slack.com

• To configure Incoming Webhook, please follow the Slack guide: Sending messages using Incoming Webhooks

Slack instant notification

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a chat-based workspace in Office 365. To get instant notifications about your backups, set up an Incoming Webhook in Microsoft Teams.

• Messenger website: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams

• An overview of Webhooks for Microsoft Teams: What are webhooks and connectors

• Tutorial on how to create an incoming webhook for Microsoft Teams: Add incoming webhook

MS Teams instant notification

Discord

Discord is a popular messaging app for gamers, but it can also be used for business purposes. To get instant notifications about your backups, set up an Incoming Webhook in Discord.

• Messenger website: https://discord.com

• A guide on how to create an Incoming Webhook in Discord: Intro to Webhooks

Discord instant notification

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