Notifications

Notifications allow Maintainerr to send automated alerts and updates about your media collections through various messaging platforms and services. You can configure multiple notification agents and specify which types of events should trigger notifications.

Beta Feature

The notification system is currently in beta. Some agents have not been tested extensively.

Overview

The notification system works by connecting configured notification agents to your rules. When specific events occur (such as media being added to or removed from collections), Maintainerr will send notifications to the configured agents that are subscribed to those event types.

Configuring Notification Agents

Navigate to Settings → Notifications to manage your notification agents. Here you can add, edit, and delete notification configurations.

General Configuration

Each notification agent requires the following common settings:

Parameter	Description
Name	A descriptive name for this notification configuration
Enabled	Whether this agent is active and will send notifications
Agent	The notification service to use (Discord, Email, etc.)
Types	Which notification types this agent should receive
Notify x days before removal	For "Media About to be Handled" notifications, how many days before removal to send the alert (default: 3)

Notification Types

Maintainerr supports several notification types that you can enable for each agent:

Type	Description
Media Added to Collection	Sent when media items are added to a collection
Media Removed from Collection	Sent when media items are removed from a collection
Media About to be Handled	Advance warning that media will be processed/deleted in X days
Media Handled	Confirmation that media has been processed/deleted
Rule Handling Failed	Alert when there's an error processing rules
Collection Handling Failed	Alert when there's an error processing collections

Supported Notification Agents

Discord

Send notifications to Discord channels via webhooks.

Setup Required

You'll need to create a Discord webhook for your channel. Follow Discord's guide: Intro to Webhooks

Parameter	Required	Description
Webhook URL	Yes	Discord webhook URL for the target channel
Bot Username	No	Custom username for the bot (defaults to "Maintainerr")
Bot Avatar URL	No	Custom avatar image URL for the bot

Email

Send notifications via SMTP email.

Parameter	Required	Description
Email From	Yes	Sender email address
Sender Name	Yes	Display name for the sender
Email To	Yes	Recipient email address
SMTP Host	Yes	SMTP server hostname
SMTP Port	Yes	SMTP server port (usually 587 or 465)
Secure	No	Use implicit TLS
Ignore TLS	No	Disable TLS entirely
Require TLS	No	Always use STARTTLS
Auth User	No	SMTP authentication username
Auth Pass	No	SMTP authentication password
Allow Self Signed	No	Accept self-signed certificates
PGP Key	No	PGP public key for encryption
PGP Password	No	Password for PGP key

Gotify

Send notifications to a Gotify server.

Setup Required

You'll need a running Gotify server instance. See the Gotify documentation for installation instructions.

Parameter	Required	Description
URL	Yes	Gotify server URL
Token	Yes	Application token from Gotify

LunaSea

Send notifications to LunaSea mobile app.

Project Status

LunaSea has shut down development as of 2024. While the binaries are still available for download, no further updates will be provided. See lunasea.app for more information.

Setup Required

You'll need the LunaSea mobile app installed and configured. The webhook setup documentation may still be accessible through archived versions.

Parameter	Required	Description
Webhook URL	Yes	LunaSea webhook URL
Profile Name	No	Specific profile name (if not using default)

Pushbullet

Send notifications via Pushbullet.

Setup Required

You'll need a Pushbullet account and API token. Visit Pushbullet Settings to create an access token.

Parameter	Required	Description
Access Token	Yes	Pushbullet API access token
Channel Tag	No	Specific channel to send to

Pushover

Send notifications via Pushover.

Setup Required

You'll need a Pushover account and to register an application. Visit Pushover.net to sign up and create an application for your API token.

Parameter	Required	Description
Access Token	Yes	Pushover application token
User Token	Yes	Your 30-character user or group identifier
Sound	No	Notification sound name

Slack

Send notifications to Slack channels.

Setup Required

You'll need to create a Slack webhook for your workspace. Follow Slack's guide: Sending messages using Incoming Webhooks

Parameter	Required	Description
Webhook URL	Yes	Slack webhook URL for the target channel

Telegram

Send notifications via Telegram bot.

Setup Required

You'll need to create a Telegram bot and get your chat ID. Follow these steps:

1. Message @BotFather on Telegram to create a new bot
2. Get your Chat ID by messaging @get_id_bot and using the /my_id command

Parameter	Required	Description
Bot Auth Token	Yes	Telegram bot authentication token
Chat ID	Yes	Target chat ID (use @get_id_bot to find your chat ID)
Bot Username	No	Bot username for user interaction
Send Silently	No	Send notifications without sound

Webhook

Send notifications to custom webhook endpoints. Requests are sent using the POST request method.

Parameter	Required	Description
Webhook URL	Yes	Target webhook endpoint URL
JSON Payload	Yes	Custom JSON payload template
Auth Header	No	Authorization header value

Webhook Variables

The webhook agent supports variable replacement in the JSON payload. You can use the following variables:

Variable	Description
{{notification_type}}	The type of notification being sent
{{subject}}	The notification subject/title
{{message}}	The notification message content
{{image}}	Associated image URL (if available)
{{extra}}	Additional data fields

Example JSON payload:

{
  "content": "{{subject}}",
  "embeds": [
    {
      "title": "{{notification_type}}",
      "description": "{{message}}",
      "color": 3447003
    }
  ]
}

Connecting Notifications to Rules

When creating or editing a rule, you can specify which notification agents should receive alerts for that rule's collection activities. This allows you to have different notification settings for different types of content or rules.

To configure notifications for a rule:

1. Create or edit a rule group
2. In the rule configuration, find the Notifications option
3. Select which configured notification agents should receive alerts for this rule
4. Save the rule configuration

Testing Notifications

You can test any configured notification agent by:

1. Going to Settings → Notifications
2. Editing an existing notification configuration
3. Clicking the Test button
4. A test notification will be sent to verify the configuration is working

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

• Notifications not sending: Verify the agent is enabled and the connection settings are correct
• Missing notifications: Check that the notification agent is connected to the relevant rules

Log Information

Notification activities are logged in the Maintainerr logs. Check the logs for any error messages or delivery confirmations if notifications aren't working as expected.