### Configuration Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fdocker.md&version=v1.2.1

Example configuration files for SQLite and PostgreSQL setups.

```text
docker/incidentrelay.docker.conf
```

```ini
[main]
log_level = INFO
log_file = /var/log/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.log

[server]
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 8080
public_base_url = http://localhost:8080

[database]
type = sqlite
path = /var/lib/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.db

[sqlite]
wal = true
busy_timeout = 5000

[voice]
provider = stub
providers_dir = /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
callback_secret = change-me
```

```ini
[database]
type = postgresql
host = postgres
port = 5432
name = incidentrelay
user = incidentrelay
password = incidentrelay-change-me
```

--------------------------------

### Recommended starting example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Findex.md&version=v1.2.1

The suggested file to review when beginning development of a new provider.

```text
examples/voice_providers/example_http.py
```

--------------------------------

### Setup Python virtual environment

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md

Initialize a virtual environment and install required dependencies.

```bash
sudo python3 -m venv /var/www/incidentrelay/venv
sudo /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
sudo /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/pip install -r /var/www/incidentrelay/requirements.txt
sudo /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/pip install gunicorn
```

```bash
sudo /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/pip install psycopg2-binary
```

--------------------------------

### Dependency Settings Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Falert-correlation.md&version=v1.2.1

Example configuration for a service dependency.

```text
Billing API depends on PostgreSQL
correlation_enabled = true
propagation_delay_seconds = 300
```

--------------------------------

### Quick Start and Management Commands

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fdocker.md&version=v1.2.1

Commands to start the application, access the UI, and view logs.

```bash
docker compose up -d --build
```

```text
http://SERVER_IP:8080/login
```

```bash
docker compose logs -f incidentrelay
docker compose logs -f incidentrelay-scheduler
```

--------------------------------

### List example services

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fproject-readme.md&version=v1.2.1

Common examples of systems that can be defined as services.

```text
RabbitMQ Cloud
Billing API
PostgreSQL Prod
Frontend Web
```

--------------------------------

### Get one trace with steps response example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fincidents%2Fexplain-trace.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON response for a single trace containing processing steps.

```json
{
  "id": 12,
  "trace_id": "4fd2a8c9-8c2f-44e8-96fd-77b7f03e72f2",
  "mode": "live",
  "group_id": 123,
  "alert_id": 456,
  "source": "alertmanager",
  "dedup_key": "disk-full-host1",
  "status": "completed",
  "outcome": "created",
  "reason": null,
  "input_summary": {},
  "result": {},
  "started_at": "2026-06-19T17:00:00",
  "finished_at": "2026-06-19T17:00:01",
  "steps": [
    {
      "id": 100,
      "position": 1,
      "stage": "intake",
      "code": "alert_received",
      "status": "success",
      "title": "Alert received",
      "message": null,
      "data": {},
      "created_at": "2026-06-19T17:00:00"
    }
  ]
}
```

--------------------------------

### Action Hints Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Fprovider-api.md&version=v1.2.1

Example structure for defining keypad actions in a voice call.

```json
{
    "1": "acknowledge",
    "2": "resolve",
}
```

--------------------------------

### Install IncidentRelay Package

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md&version=v1.2.1

Install the application using the package manager.

```bash
sudo dnf install -y incidentrelay

```

```bash
sudo yum install -y incidentrelay

```

--------------------------------

### 30-day 99.9% target example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fservices%2Fservice-sli-slo.md&version=v1.2.1

Example calculation for a 30-day window with a 99.9% availability target.

```text
Window: 30 days = 2,592,000 seconds
Allowed downtime: 0.1% = 2,592 seconds = 43.2 minutes
```

--------------------------------

### Example Calendar Href

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Fcaldav.md

An example of the calendar path format returned by the server.

```text
/caldav/calendars/teams/1/
```

--------------------------------

### Full Policy Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fescalation-policies.md

A complete example of a policy configuration and its resulting timeline.

```text
Team: Cloud OPS

Policy: Critical escalation
Repeat count: 1

Rule 1:
  Target type: rotation
  Target: Primary rotation
  Delay: 300

Rule 2:
  Target type: rotation
  Target: Backup rotation
  Delay: 600

Rule 3:
  Target type: user
  Target: cloud-lead
  Delay: 900
```

```text
12:00 alert created -> Primary rotation user notified
12:05 no ACK -> Backup rotation user notified
12:15 no ACK -> cloud-lead notified
12:30 repeat cycle starts, if repeat_count allows it
```

--------------------------------

### Recommended Demo Link Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fdemo-data.md

Common examples of service links used for alert context and documentation.

```text
Grafana dashboard
Logs
Repository
Documentation
```

--------------------------------

### Example provider file path

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Fconfiguration.md

Full path to a provider file.

```text
/usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers/mango.py
```

--------------------------------

### Current Migration and Scheduler Commands

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Finstallation.md

Use these commands for database migrations and starting the scheduler worker in current installations.

```bash
python manage.py migrate
python -m app.scheduler_worker
```

--------------------------------

### Recommended Demo Service Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fdemo-data.md

Configuration examples for defining services in demo data, including slug, type, environment, and criticality.

```text
Service: RabbitMQ Cloud
Slug: rabbitmq-cloud
Type: queue
Environment: production
Criticality: critical

Service: Billing API
Slug: billing-api
Type: api
Environment: production
Criticality: high

Service: PostgreSQL Prod
Slug: postgresql-prod
Type: database
Environment: production
Criticality: critical
```

--------------------------------

### DTMF callback mapping example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Fprovider-api.md&version=v1.2.1

Example mapping of keypad inputs to specific actions.

```text
1 -> acknowledge
2 -> resolve
```

--------------------------------

### Example Route Matchers

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Frmon.md&version=v1.2.1

Example configuration for filtering RMON alerts based on environment and region.

```json
{
  "environment": "production",
  "rmon_region": "eu-west"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Service Configuration Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fteams-rotations-routes.md

Example definition of a service owned by a team, including metadata like type and criticality.

```text
Team: Infrastructure
Service: RabbitMQ Cloud
Service slug: rabbitmq-cloud
Type: queue
Environment: production
Criticality: critical
```

--------------------------------

### Service Match Rule Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Fzabbix.md

Example configuration for matching alerts to specific services based on labels.

```json
{
  "labels": {
    "service": "cpu",
    "environment": {
      "op": "regex",
      "value": "^(prod|production)$"
    }
  }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Scheduler Entrypoint

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fscheduler.md&version=v1.2.1

Command to start the scheduler worker.

```bash
python -m app.scheduler_worker
```

--------------------------------

### Example Integration URL

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Faws-sns-cloudwatch.md&version=v1.2.1

An example of the full URL structure for an IncidentRelay AWS SNS integration route.

```text
https://incidentrelay.example.com/api/integrations/aws-sns/17
```

--------------------------------

### List traces for an alert group response example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fincidents%2Fexplain-trace.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON response containing a list of explain trace objects.

```json
[
  {
    "id": 12,
    "trace_id": "4fd2a8c9-8c2f-44e8-96fd-77b7f03e72f2",
    "mode": "live",
    "group_id": 123,
    "alert_id": 456,
    "source": "alertmanager",
    "dedup_key": "disk-full-host1",
    "status": "completed",
    "outcome": "created",
    "reason": null,
    "input_summary": {},
    "result": {},
    "started_at": "2026-06-19T17:00:00",
    "finished_at": "2026-06-19T17:00:01",
    "steps": []
  }
]
```

--------------------------------

### Recommended Dependency Candidates

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Falert-correlation.md&version=v1.2.1

Examples of service dependencies suitable for correlation.

```text
API -> database
API -> queue
frontend -> backend API
worker -> queue
service -> external provider
service -> shared infrastructure
```

--------------------------------

### Package File Paths

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md&version=v1.2.1

Standard directory structure for the installed application.

```text
/var/www/incidentrelay                    # application directory
/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf     # main configuration file
/var/lib/incidentrelay                    # runtime data, SQLite database by default
/var/log/incidentrelay                    # application logs
/usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers # custom voice providers

```

--------------------------------

### SQLite Configuration

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fscheduler.md&version=v1.2.1

Recommended SQLite configuration for small installations.

```ini
[sqlite]
wal = true
busy_timeout = 5000
```

--------------------------------

### Install System Packages on Debian/Ubuntu

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md&version=v1.2.1

Required system dependencies for the application.

```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y \
  git \
  python3 \
  python3-venv \
  python3-pip \
  build-essential \
  curl
```

--------------------------------

### Application File Paths

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md

Standard directory structure for the installed application.

```text
/var/www/incidentrelay                    # application directory
/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf     # main configuration file
/var/lib/incidentrelay                    # runtime data, SQLite database by default
/var/log/incidentrelay                    # application logs
/usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers # custom voice providers
```

--------------------------------

### Outline first setup flow

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fproject-readme.md&version=v1.2.1

Step-by-step sequence for initial system configuration.

```text
1. Create a group
2. Create users
3. Add users to the group
4. Create a team
5. Add users to the team
6. Create a rotation
7. Add rotation members
8. Create a service
9. Add service links and runbooks
10. Create notification channels
11. Create a route and select default service
12. Copy the route intake token
13. Configure Alertmanager, Zabbix, or webhook sender
14. Send a test alert
15. Acknowledge or resolve the alert
```

--------------------------------

### Configuration Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md

Minimum required configuration settings for server and database connectivity.

```ini
[server]
secret_key = change-me
public_base_url = https://incidentrelay.example.com

[database]
type = sqlite
path = /var/lib/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.db
```

```ini
[database]
type = postgresql
host = 127.0.0.1
port = 5432
name = incidentrelay
user = incidentrelay
password = change-me
```

--------------------------------

### Create system directories

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md&version=v1.2.1

Sets up the necessary directory structure for configuration, data, logs, and voice providers.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/log/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
```

--------------------------------

### Manage service lifecycle

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md

Enable and start the web and scheduler services.

```bash
sudo systemctl enable incidentrelay
sudo systemctl enable incidentrelay-scheduler

sudo systemctl start incidentrelay
sudo systemctl start incidentrelay-scheduler
```

--------------------------------

### Historical Membership Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fusage%2Fcalendar.md&version=v1.2.1

Example timeline of a user being added and removed from a rotation.

```text
2026-06-01 09:00  Ivan added
2026-06-05 12:00  Ivan removed
2026-06-10 09:00  Ivan added again
```

--------------------------------

### CloudWatch Dimension Label Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Faws-sns-cloudwatch.md&version=v1.2.1

Example of a normalized label for a CloudWatch dimension.

```text
dimension_instanceid=i-0123456789abcdef0
```

--------------------------------

### Configure system directories and permissions

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md

Create necessary system directories and set appropriate ownership and permissions.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/log/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
```

```bash
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/incidentrelay
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/lib/incidentrelay
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/log/incidentrelay
```

```bash
sudo chown root:root /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
```

--------------------------------

### Identify recommended installation paths

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Findex.md&version=v1.2.1

Standard directory structure for non-containerized deployments.

```text
/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf
/var/lib/incidentrelay
/var/log/incidentrelay
/usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
```

--------------------------------

### Create system directories

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md&version=v1.2.1

Sets up the necessary file system structure for application data and logs.

```bash
sudo mkdir -p /etc/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /var/log/incidentrelay
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers

```

--------------------------------

### Two-Hop Correlation Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Falert-correlation.md&version=v1.2.1

Example of a correlation spanning two dependency hops.

```text
PostgreSQL unavailable -> Frontend 5xx
depth = 2
```

--------------------------------

### Example directory structure

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Findex.md&version=v1.2.1

A sample layout showing how provider modules are organized within the directory.

```text
/usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers/
├── README.md
├── mango.py
├── zadarma.py
└── internal_pbx.py
```

--------------------------------

### Install PostgreSQL dependency

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md&version=v1.2.1

Installs the psycopg2-binary package for PostgreSQL database support.

```bash
sudo /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/pip install psycopg2-binary
```

--------------------------------

### GET /api/services/{service_id}/readiness

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fservices%2Fservice-standards-and-events.md&version=v1.2.1

Get the current readiness batch for a service.

```APIDOC
## GET /api/services/{service_id}/readiness

### Description
Get current readiness batch.

### Method
GET

### Endpoint
/api/services/{service_id}/readiness

### Parameters
#### Path Parameters
- **service_id** (string) - Required - The unique identifier of the service.
```

--------------------------------

### Metadata Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Fprovider-api.md&version=v1.2.1

Example structure for providing additional metadata in a voice call request.

```json
{
    "channel_id": 1,
    "channel_name": "infra-voice-critical",
    "channel_type": "voice_call",
}
```

--------------------------------

### Example provider files location

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Findex.md&version=v1.2.1

The path where reference implementation files are stored.

```text
examples/voice_providers/
```

--------------------------------

### Install systemd service files

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md

Copy the service definition files to the systemd directory.

```bash
sudo cp /var/www/incidentrelay/systemd/incidentrelay.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo cp /var/www/incidentrelay/systemd/incidentrelay-scheduler.service /etc/systemd/system/
```

--------------------------------

### Install Repository File

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md&version=v1.2.1

Commands to download and register the repository on DNF or YUM-based systems.

```bash
sudo dnf install -y curl
sudo curl -fsSL \
  https://repo.incidentrelay.io/incidentrelay.repo \
  -o /etc/yum.repos.d/incidentrelay.repo
sudo dnf makecache

```

```bash
sudo yum install -y curl
sudo curl -fsSL \
  https://repo.incidentrelay.io/incidentrelay.repo \
  -o /etc/yum.repos.d/incidentrelay.repo
sudo yum makecache

```

--------------------------------

### Dependency impact example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fbusiness-services.md&version=v1.2.1

Example of how upstream dependencies affect business service status.

```text
Business Service: Openstack Cloud
Component: Openstack

Openstack depends on Cloud computes
Alert fires on Cloud computes
```

--------------------------------

### Recommended Demo Runbook Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fdemo-data.md

Standard runbook titles for testing alert notifications and troubleshooting workflows.

```text
Generic service troubleshooting
RabbitMQ cluster partition
Database connection errors
```

--------------------------------

### Claim Mapping Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fsso.md&version=v1.2.1

Example mapping for SAML claims to IncidentRelay user attributes.

```text
Subject claim: NameID
Email claim: email
Username claim: username
Display name claim: displayName
Groups claim: groups

```

--------------------------------

### Database Migration and Admin Creation

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fdocker.md&version=v1.2.1

Commands to run migrations and initialize the first administrator account.

```bash
docker compose exec incidentrelay python manage.py migrate
```

```bash
docker compose exec incidentrelay \
  python manage.py create-admin \
    --username admin \
    --password 'change-me-123' \
    --email admin@example.com
```

--------------------------------

### Sentry Routing Matcher Examples

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Fsentry.md

Examples of label-based routing configurations for filtering Sentry alerts.

```json
{
  "labels": {
    "project_slug": "backend-api",
    "environment": "production"
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "labels": {
    "environment": "production"
  }
}
```

```json
{
  "labels": {
    "sentry_resource": "metric_alert"
  }
}
```

--------------------------------

### SQLite configuration example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fdocker.md

Default configuration file path and content for SQLite deployments.

```text
docker/incidentrelay.docker.conf
```

```ini
[main]
log_level = INFO
log_file = /var/log/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.log

[server]
host = 0.0.0.0
port = 8080
public_base_url = http://localhost:8080

[database]
type = sqlite
path = /var/lib/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.db

[sqlite]
wal = true
busy_timeout = 5000

[voice]
provider = stub
providers_dir = /usr/local/lib/incidentrelay/voice_providers
callback_secret = change-me
```

--------------------------------

### Maintenance Window Payload Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fmaintenance-windows.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON payload for a maintenance window in the Europe/Moscow timezone.

```json
{
  "starts_at": "2026-06-07T07:52:00",
  "ends_at": "2026-06-07T11:37:00",
  "timezone": "Europe/Moscow"
}
```

--------------------------------

### Initial SSO Rollout Configuration

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fsso.md&version=v1.2.1

Recommended settings for the first SSO rollout.

```text
Auto create users: enabled
Auto link by email: enabled
Require verified email: disabled
Sync group memberships: enabled
Remove missing group memberships: disabled
Allowed domains: your corporate domain
```

--------------------------------

### Effective Status Output Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fbusiness-services.md&version=v1.2.1

Example showing the difference between raw and effective service status.

```text
raw service_status: operational
effective_status: degraded
effective_status_reason: upstream_dependency
```

--------------------------------

### Troubleshoot empty API token

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fvoice-providers%2Ftroubleshooting.md

Example configuration for environment variables and systemd command to verify them.

```json
"api_token": "${VOICE_API_TOKEN}"
```

```bash
sudo systemctl show incidentrelay --property=Environment
```

--------------------------------

### Set configuration file path

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fproject-readme.md&version=v1.2.1

Example command to export the configuration file path.

```bash
export INCIDENTRELAY_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf
```

--------------------------------

### Update responder status response example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fincidents%2Fresponders.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON response after successfully updating a responder status.

```json
{
  "id": 15,
  "incident_id": 14784,
  "group_id": 14784,
  "target_type": "user",
  "target_user_id": 42,
  "target": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": 42,
    "label": "Alice Smith"
  },
  "requested_by_id": 1,
  "accepted_by_id": 42,
  "accepted_by": {
    "id": 42,
    "username": "alice",
    "display_name": "Alice Smith",
    "email": "alice@example.com"
  },
  "declined_by_id": null,
  "declined_by": null,
  "status": "accepted",
  "message": "Please help with database checks",
  "response_message": "I am joining",
  "requested_at": "2026-06-17T10:00:00Z",
  "responded_at": "2026-06-17T10:05:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-06-17T10:30:00Z"
}
```

--------------------------------

### IncidentRelay Initial Setup Flow

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Findex.md

Step-by-step configuration sequence for deploying and initializing the IncidentRelay platform.

```text
1. Install IncidentRelay
2. Configure the service and public_base_url
3. Configure browser push VAPID keys if browser/PWA notifications are required
4. Run migrations
5. Create the first global admin
6. Create a group
7. Create or add users to the group
8. Assign group roles: viewer, editor, user_admin
9. Create a team
10. Add group users to the team
11. Assign team roles: viewer, responder, manager
12. Create a rotation
13. Add rotation members
14. Create a service
15. Add service links and runbooks
16. Create notification channels
17. Ask users to enable browser push in Profile if required
18. Create a route and attach channels
19. Select a default service or configure service match rules
20. Copy the route intake token
21. Configure Alertmanager, Zabbix or webhook sender
22. Send a test alert
23. Acknowledge or resolve the alert
```

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### Recommended escalation setup flow

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fescalation-policies.md&version=v1.2.1

Step-by-step sequence for configuring team escalation policies.

```text
1. Create a team
2. Create rotations and add members
3. Create notification channels
4. Create an escalation policy
5. Add policy rules
6. Create or edit a route
7. Set Escalation mode = Escalation policy
8. Select the policy
9. Attach route channels
10. Send a test alert
```

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### Nested OIDC Group Claim Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fsso.md&version=v1.2.1

Example of using a dot-separated path for nested group claims.

```text
Groups claim: realm_access.roles
```

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### Create initial admin user

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Fsystemd.md&version=v1.2.1

Initialize the application with an admin account using the manage.py script.

```bash
cd /var/www/incidentrelay
sudo -u www-data \
  INCIDENTRELAY_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf \
  /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/python manage.py create-admin \
    --username admin \
    --password 'change-me-123' \
    --email admin@example.com
```

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### View RPM Installation Logs

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Flogging.md

Commands to follow logs for RPM-based installations, including the telegram worker.

```bash
journalctl -u incidentrelay -f
journalctl -u incidentrelay-scheduler -f
journalctl -u incidentrelay-telegram-worker -f
```

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### Example Topic ARN

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Faws-sns-cloudwatch.md&version=v1.2.1

An example of the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) format required for SNS topic validation.

```text
arn:aws:sns:eu-west-1:123456789012:incidentrelay-alerts
```

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### Example Sentry Alert Labels

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fintegrations%2Fsentry-troubleshooting.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON structure representing Sentry alert labels used for routing.

```json
{
  "project_slug": "backend-api",
  "environment": "production",
  "sentry_resource": "event_alert",
  "sentry_action": "triggered"
}
```

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### List incident responders response example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fincidents%2Fresponders.md&version=v1.2.1

Example JSON response containing a list of responder request objects.

```json
[
  {
    "id": 15,
    "incident_id": 14784,
    "group_id": 14784,
    "target_type": "user",
    "target_user_id": 42,
    "target": {
      "type": "user",
      "id": 42,
      "label": "Alice Smith",
      "user": {
        "id": 42,
        "username": "alice",
        "display_name": "Alice Smith",
        "email": "alice@example.com"
      }
    },
    "status": "requested",
    "message": "Please help with database checks",
    "response_message": null,
    "requested_at": "2026-06-17T10:00:00Z",
    "responded_at": null,
    "expires_at": "2026-06-17T10:30:00Z"
  }
]
```

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### SSO Secret Encryption Key Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fadministration%2Fsso.md&version=v1.2.1

Example configuration for setting a persistent encryption key in the configuration file.

```ini
[sso]
secret_encryption_key = change-me-to-a-long-random-secret
```

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### Create Admin User

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fgetting-started%2Frpm-installation.md&version=v1.2.1

Command to initialize the first administrative user account.

```bash
sudo -u incidentrelay \
  INCIDENTRELAY_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/incidentrelay/incidentrelay.conf \
  /var/www/incidentrelay/venv/bin/python \
  /var/www/incidentrelay/manage.py create-admin \
    --username admin \
    --password 'change-me-123' \
    --email admin@example.com

```

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### Normalized Alert Output Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fapi%2Fsentry-integration.md&version=v1.2.1

Example of a normalized IncidentRelay alert object generated from a Sentry event_alert.triggered payload.

```json
{
  "source": "sentry",
  "team_slug": null,
  "external_id": "12345",
  "dedup_key": "sentry:issue:12345",
  "title": "ZeroDivisionError",
  "message": "division by zero",
  "severity": "critical",
  "status": "firing",
  "labels": {
    "alertname": "SentryIssueAlert",
    "severity": "critical",
    "sentry_resource": "event_alert",
    "sentry_action": "triggered",
    "organization_slug": "acme",
    "organization_name": "Acme",
    "project_slug": "backend-api",
    "project_name": "Backend API",
    "issue_id": "12345",
    "issue_short_id": "BACKEND-1",
    "event_id": "event-abc",
    "environment": "production",
    "level": "error",
    "sentry_url": "https://sentry.example.com/issues/12345/"
  },
  "payload": {}
}
```

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### Route Configuration Example

Source: https://incidentrelay.io/docs.html?doc=docs%2Fconcepts%2Fteams-rotations-routes.md

Defines a route with specific source, team, rotation, channels, and alert matchers.

```text
Source: alertmanager
Team: infra
Rotation: infra-primary
Channels: infra-mattermost, infra-voice-critical
Matchers: {"labels": {"team": "infra"}}
```