Step1: Verify Pre-requisites for Windows Installation

System Requirements

  • We recommend installing Skedler Alerts in a separate VM or Docker container or server.
  • Windows operating system - 64bit
  • Minimum of 2 CPU cores and 8 GB of RAM is recommended for deploying Skedler Alerts.


Elasticsearch version

Skedler Alerts supports Elasticsearch version from 5.x to 7.6.x

 

Step 2: Download

  • Download the latest version of Skedler Alerts from the Download page



Step 3: Extract

  • Extract the skedler-alerts.zip file to the desired folder (e.g., C:\Program Files\Skedler-Alerts).


Step 4: Configure Permission

Provide read/write permissions to the following folders, if they are configured in alertconfig.yml

  • Skedler-Alerts folder storing JSON file configured for the alerts_path parameter in alertconfig.yml
  • UI files folder configured for the parameter ui_files_location


Step 5: Configure alertconfig.yml

  • Go to the config folder using the command cd config.
  • Open alertconfig.yml

      ElasticSearch  URL configuration

  • Add Elasticsearch URL with the port (even if the port is 80) in the alertconfig.yml file in the following format


      Proxy server basic authentication configuration

  • If you are using Nginx, follow the steps below.

    If Nginx is configured as a reverse proxy for Elasticsearch, configure Nginx username and password for Elasticsearch as shown:

  • Note: If you are using Shield then refer to Step-by-Step Configuration Guide for Shield.
  • Save changes to alertconfig.yml

For more configuration options please refer alertconfig.yml configuration.



Step 6: Start Skedler Alerts

Starting Skedler Alerts manually from $alert_home

 bin\alert.bat


Starting Skedler Alerts in debug mode from $alert_home
bin\alert.bat debug


Starting Skedler Alerts as service from $alert_home

bin\alertsevice.bat start


Restarting Skedler Alerts as service from $alert_home

bin\alertsevice.bat restart

 

Stoping Skedler Alerts as service from $alert_home

bin\alertsevice.bat stop




Step 7: Access Skedler Alerts

Skedler-Alerts is accessed from the following URL http://<yourServer>:3001.  The License Activation page is displayed on a successful installation.


Step 8: Configure Skedler Alerts

To configure Skeldler-Alerts settings, refer to How to configure time zone settings, index pattern settings, email settings, Webhook settings for skedler-alerts


You are now ready to start scheduling Alerts. 



To create alerts, refer to Step-by-Step User Guide for Creating Skedler-Alerts 


Step 9: License Upgrade

Activation is required for the purchased product license key. In the Community Edition, license activation will be skipped. If you purchase a Skedler Alerts license, you will receive a license key by email.  

 

Refer to Upgrade License




References