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# ns8-backup-monitor
Sistema di monitoraggio dei backup per **NethServer 8** basato su tre livelli:
A lightweight webhook receiver for **NethServer 8** that intercepts Alertmanager backup failure alerts, enriches them with per-module status data from the cluster Redis, optionally checks repository health via `restic`, and delivers a detailed email notification through the NS8 configured mail relay.
1. **Trigger**: riceve l'alert da Prometheus/Alertmanager (`NsBackupFailed`, `NsBackupMissing`)
2. **Correlazione**: interroga lo stato del piano e dei singoli moduli via Redis cluster
3. **Classificazione**: distingue tra successo totale, fallimento parziale o fallimento globale di repository
Unlike solutions that hook into `run-backup` (which only fires on manual UI launches), this service listens to the Alertmanager webhook channel — the same source used by the NS8 monitoring stack — and therefore captures **both manual and scheduled automatic backups**.
## Architettura
---
## Architecture overview
```
Alertmanager --webhook--> receiver.py
|
+--------------v--------------+
| correlator.py | <- stato piano + per-modulo via Redis HGETALL
+--------------+--------------+
|
+--------------v--------------+
| repo_check.py | <- verifica repository destinazione (restic)
+--------------+--------------+
|
+--------------v--------------+
| notifier.py | <- email unica con esito classificato (HTML+text)
+-----------------------------+
Alertmanager
│ POST /alert (NsBackupFailed | NsBackupMissing)
[receiver.py] HTTP webhook listener (localhost:9099)
│ waits N seconds for modules to settle
[correlator.py] Reads Redis cluster state, classifies outcome
│ SUCCESS | PARTIAL | REPO_FAILURE
[repo_check.py] (only on non-SUCCESS) Probes restic repos via runagent
[notifier.py] Builds HTML/text email, sends via ns8-sendmail
```
## Logica di classificazione
---
| Esito | Condizione |
## Requirements
| Dependency | Notes |
|---|---|
| `SUCCESS` | Tutti i moduli del piano completati, nessun errore repo |
| `PARTIAL` | Almeno un modulo fallito, repository raggiungibile |
| `REPO_FAILURE` | Nessuno stato trovato in Redis, o errori di connessione/scrittura sulla destinazione |
| NS8 leader or worker node | Must have access to the cluster Redis socket |
| `redis-cli` | Included in standard NS8 installations |
| `runagent` | NS8 binary used to invoke `restic` inside module containers |
| `ns8-sendmail` | NS8 mail relay script (invoked via `runagent`) |
| Python 3.8+ | Standard library only — no pip dependencies |
| Alertmanager | Must be configured to send webhooks to this service |
## Requisiti
---
- NethServer 8 (leader node)
- Python 3.9+
- `redis-cli` installato (pacchetto `redis` su Rocky Linux)
- `restic` installato e nel PATH (per `repo_check.py`)
- Accesso Redis locale del cluster NS8 via socket Unix
- `metrics1` configurato con Alertmanager webhook abilitato verso `http://localhost:9099/alert`
## Struttura file
## File layout
```
ns8-backup-monitor/
├── README.md
├── install.sh
├── ns8_backup_monitor/
│ ├── __init__.py
── __main__.py # entry point: python3 -m ns8_backup_monitor
├── receiver.py # HTTP webhook receiver (porta 9099)
│ ├── correlator.py # correlazione stato backup cluster
│ ├── repo_check.py # verifica repository destinazione
│ ├── notifier.py # invio email con esito classificato
│ └── utils.py # config loading + logging setup
├── README.md ← This file
├── config/
── config.yml.example ← Annotated configuration template
├── deploy/
── ns8-backup-monitor.service # systemd unit
└── config/
└── config.yml.example
── install.sh ← Interactive installer / uninstaller
│ └── ns8-backup-monitor.service ← systemd unit file
└── ns8_backup_monitor/ ← Python package (main application)
├── __init__.py ← Package marker, exposes version
├── __main__.py ← CLI entry point (`python3 -m ns8_backup_monitor`)
├── receiver.py ← HTTP webhook server (Alertmanager → pipeline)
├── correlator.py ← Redis reader and outcome classifier
├── repo_check.py ← restic repository health prober
├── notifier.py ← Email builder and sender
└── utils.py ← Config loader and logging setup
```
## Installazione
### Runtime paths (after installation)
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `/opt/ns8-backup-monitor/` | Application root (Python package) |
| `/etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml` | Active configuration file |
| `/etc/systemd/system/ns8-backup-monitor.service` | systemd unit |
| `/var/log/ns8-backup-monitor/` | Log directory (if file logging is enabled) |
| `/var/lib/nethserver/cluster/state/redis.sock` | NS8 cluster Redis socket (default) |
---
## Installation
### Quick install (interactive)
```bash
# 1. Clona la repo
cd /opt
git clone https://repo.lelekaos.com/admin/ns8-backup-monitor.git
cd ns8-backup-monitor
# 2. Installa dipendenze Python
pip3 install pyyaml
# 3. Crea configurazione
mkdir -p /etc/ns8-backup-monitor
cp config/config.yml.example /etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml
# Edita /etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml con smtp, mail.to, ecc.
# 4. Installa e avvia il servizio
cp deploy/ns8-backup-monitor.service /etc/systemd/system/
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable --now ns8-backup-monitor
# 5. Verifica
systemctl status ns8-backup-monitor
journalctl -u ns8-backup-monitor -f
bash <(curl -fsSL https://repo.lelekaos.com/admin/ns8-backup-monitor/raw/branch/main/deploy/install.sh)
```
## Configurazione Alertmanager
> **Note:** Use `bash <(curl ...)` rather than `curl ... | bash`.
> The interactive installer reads answers from your terminal via `read`; piping stdin
> from curl breaks that interaction.
Aggiungere in `alertmanager.yml` il receiver:
### Non-interactive install (CI / automation)
```bash
curl -fsSL https://repo.lelekaos.com/admin/ns8-backup-monitor/raw/branch/main/deploy/install.sh \
| bash -s -- \
--from "backup@example.com" \
--to "admin@example.com"
```
### What the installer does
1. Copies the Python package to `/opt/ns8-backup-monitor/`
2. Writes `/etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml` from the template
3. Installs and enables the systemd unit
4. Prints the Alertmanager webhook receiver URL
---
## Uninstallation
```bash
bash /opt/ns8-backup-monitor/deploy/install.sh --uninstall
```
The uninstaller stops and removes the systemd unit, then optionally removes the configuration directory.
---
## Configuration
The active configuration file is `/etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml`.
Edit it directly and restart the service to apply changes.
```bash
nano /etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml
systemctl restart ns8-backup-monitor
```
See `config/config.yml.example` for a fully annotated reference with all available options.
### Key sections
```yaml
# ── Mail settings ─────────────────────────────────────────────
mail:
from: "backup@ns02.example.com" # Envelope From address
to:
- "admin@example.com" # One or more recipient addresses
subject_prefix: "[NS8 Backup]" # Prepended to every subject line
# ── Webhook receiver ──────────────────────────────────────────
receiver:
host: "127.0.0.1" # Bind address (keep localhost unless Alertmanager is remote)
port: 9099 # Must match the Alertmanager webhook URL
# ── Correlator behaviour ─────────────────────────────────────
correlator:
wait_seconds: 30 # Seconds to wait after alert before reading Redis
# (allows slow modules to write their final status)
recent_window: 3600 # When no backup_id label is present, scan Redis for
# plan status keys updated within this many seconds
# ── Redis connection ─────────────────────────────────────────
redis:
socket: "/var/lib/nethserver/cluster/state/redis.sock"
# ── Repository health check ──────────────────────────────────
repo_check:
enabled: true
timeout: 60 # Seconds per restic check call
# ── Logging ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
logging:
level: "INFO" # DEBUG | INFO | WARNING | ERROR
file: "" # Leave empty to log to stdout (journald captures it)
```
---
## Alertmanager integration
Add a receiver to your Alertmanager configuration on the NS8 leader node
(`/etc/alertmanager/alertmanager.yml` or via the NS8 `metrics1` module):
```yaml
receivers:
- name: ns8-backup-monitor
webhook_configs:
- url: 'http://localhost:9099/alert'
send_resolved: true
- url: "http://127.0.0.1:9099/alert"
send_resolved: false
route:
receiver: ns8-backup-monitor
matchers:
- alertname =~ "NsBackupFailed|NsBackupMissing"
group_by: [alertname]
group_wait: 10s
group_interval: 5m
repeat_interval: 12h
routes:
- match_re:
alertname: "NsBackupFailed|NsBackupMissing"
receiver: ns8-backup-monitor
```
Riavviare Alertmanager dopo la modifica:
```bash
systemctl restart alertmanager
```
The service handles two alert names:
## Backend supportati per repo_check
| Alert name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `NsBackupFailed` | One or more backup modules reported an error |
| `NsBackupMissing` | Expected backup did not run within the time window |
`repo_check.py` legge le credenziali direttamente da Redis e imposta le variabili d'ambiente necessarie per `restic`:
---
| Backend | Campi Redis letti | Env vars impostate |
## Outcome classification
After reading per-module Redis keys, the correlator assigns one of three outcomes:
| Outcome | Condition | Email subject |
|---|---|---|
| `local` / `fs` | `url` o `path` | `RESTIC_PASSWORD` |
| `s3` / `aws` | `url`, `aws_access_key_id`, `aws_secret_access_key` | `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`, `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` |
| `b2` / `backblaze` | `url`, `b2_account_id`, `b2_account_key` | `B2_ACCOUNT_ID`, `B2_ACCOUNT_KEY` |
| `sftp` | `url` (formato `sftp:host:path`) | `RESTIC_PASSWORD` |
| `rclone` | `url`, `rclone_config` | `RCLONE_CONFIG` |
| `SUCCESS` | All modules succeeded | ✅ Backup completed successfully |
| `PARTIAL` | Some modules failed, some succeeded | ⚠️ Backup partially failed |
| `REPO_FAILURE` | All modules failed, or no status found in Redis | ❌ Backup failed possible repository error |
## Debug / test manuale
On `PARTIAL` or `REPO_FAILURE`, the repo health check runs automatically and appends
diagnostic information (restic error output) to the email.
---
## Redis key structure
The correlator reads the following NS8 Redis key patterns:
```
cluster/backup/<backup_id>/status → overall plan status (hash)
module/<module_id>/backup/<backup_id>/status → per-module status (hash)
```
Hash fields:
| Field | Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `result` | `success` / `error` | Outcome of the backup operation |
| `timestamp` | ISO 8601 | When the status was last written |
| `error` | string | Error message, if any |
| `errors` | integer | Number of module errors (plan-level hash only) |
---
## Service management
```bash
# Test del correlatore (senza inviare email)
python3 -c "
import json
from ns8_backup_monitor.utils import load_config
from ns8_backup_monitor.correlator import correlate_backup_status
cfg = load_config()
print(json.dumps(correlate_backup_status(cfg), indent=2))
"
# Check service status
systemctl status ns8-backup-monitor
# Test invio webhook simulato
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:9099/alert \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"alerts":[{"status":"firing","labels":{"alertname":"NsBackupFailed"}}]}'
# View live logs
journalctl -u ns8-backup-monitor -f
# Verifica log
journalctl -u ns8-backup-monitor --since '1 hour ago'
# Restart after config change
systemctl restart ns8-backup-monitor
# Disable on boot
systemctl disable ns8-backup-monitor
```
---
## Troubleshooting
### Service fails to start
```bash
journalctl -u ns8-backup-monitor --no-pager -n 50
```
Common causes:
- `config.yml` not found at the expected path → check `/etc/ns8-backup-monitor/config.yml`
- Port 9099 already in use → change `receiver.port` in config
### No email received after a backup failure
1. Verify Alertmanager is firing the webhook:
```bash
journalctl -u ns8-backup-monitor -f
```
You should see `Received N relevant alert(s)` within a minute of the backup failure.
2. Check that `wait_seconds` has elapsed (default 30 s) and look for `Sending notification...` in the log.
3. Verify the mail relay works independently:
```bash
echo "Test" | runagent ns8-sendmail -s "test" admin@example.com
```
### Correlator finds no modules
If the log shows `No recent backup status keys found in Redis`, possible causes:
- `recent_window` is too short — the backup ran more than 1 hour ago
- Redis socket path is wrong for your installation
- The backup plan wrote status to a non-standard key pattern
---
## Development
The application is pure Python 3 with no third-party dependencies.
```bash
# Run locally (requires NS8 Redis socket access)
python3 -m ns8_backup_monitor --config ./config/config.yml.example
# Send a test webhook payload
curl -s -X POST http://127.0.0.1:9099/alert \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"alerts":[{"status":"firing","labels":{"alertname":"NsBackupFailed","backup_id":"1"}}]}'
```
---
## License
MIT License — contributions welcome via pull request.