config-sample.yml

settings:
    hipchat_key: ''    
    pagerduty_key: ''
    graphite_url: 'http://localhost:8080'
    graphite_auth_user: foo
    graphite_auth_password: bar       
    redisurl: 'redis://localhost:6379'
    log_file: './log/graphite-alerts.log'
    log_level: debug
         
alerts:
    - target: servers.zip.system.load.load
      name: system load
      from: -10min
      check_method: average
      notifiers: ['mail']
      rules:      
        - greater than .5:
            warning
        - greater than 1:
            critical
        - less than 3:
            nothing
    
    - target: servers.*.system.load.load # smart historical alerts
      name: system load
      from: -10min           
      check_method: historical       
      notifiers: ['mail']
      historical: summarize(target, "1hour", "avg") from -2days      
      rules:            
        - less than 0.1:
            warning        
        - less than 3:        
            nothing                   
        - greater than historical * 2:
            critical    
        - greater than historical * 1.1:
            warning