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# Alerts (BETA)

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Alerts notify you when security-related events occur in your IT infrastructure.

You can also use alerts to respond automatically to system events by running custom scripts on your hosts.

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## Navigation

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Alerts** icon ![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/V7OrHgKXA0t1jankQBYf/blobs/eruadjtPJIa7w7japBVb/Enginsight-Menue%20Icon-Alarme.jpg) in the sidebar to open the **Alerts** menu.

The **Alerts** menu is structured as follows:

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* [Overview](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/overview-beta.md): Here you can find a list of all created alerts. You can create, edit, and delete alerts, as well as enable or disable them.
* [Notification Templates](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/notification-templates-beta.md): Here you can preconfigure notification recipients and third-party notification services in templates.
* [Webhooks](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/webhooks-beta.md): Here you can create webhooks to receive alert notifications in third-party applications outside the Enginsight platform.
* [Issues](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/issues-beta.md): Here you can find an overview of all open issues in your IT infrastructure that were triggered by alerts.
* [Incidents](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/incidents-beta.md): Here you can find an overview of all open incidents in your IT infrastructure that were triggered by alerts.
* [Maintenance Periods](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/alerts-beta/maintenance-periods-beta.md): Here you can define periods for recurring maintenance during which no alerts are triggered.
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## Further Resources

**Knowledge Base**

* [Which specific alerts can I define in Enginsight?](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/knowledge-base/english/alerting/which-specific-alerts-can-i-define-in-enginsight)
* [How do I configure alert notifications in Slack in Enginsight?](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/knowledge-base/english/alerting/how-do-i-configure-alert-notifications-in-slack-in-enginsight)
* [How do I configure SMS notifications for alerts in Enginsight?](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/knowledge-base/english/alerting/how-do-i-configure-sms-notifications-for-alerts-in-enginsight)
* [Which standard templates for webhook payloads are available for alerts in Enginsight?](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/knowledge-base/english/alerting/which-standard-templates-for-webhook-payloads-are-available-for-alerts-in-enginsight)
* [How do I create custom webhook payloads with dynamic placeholders for alerts in Enginsight?](https://docs.enginsight.com/docs/knowledge-base/english/alerting/how-do-i-create-custom-webhook-payloads-with-dynamic-placeholders-for-alerts-in-enginsight)

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