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+## Webhook server for grafana to send SMS via twilio
+
+### Quickstart
+
+Pull the whole thing with git. 
+``` git clone https://gitea.rabjerg.de/Rabjerg/grafana_twilio_webhook.git ``` 
+
+Copy ``` secrets.env.sample ``` to ``` secrets.env ``` and fill it with your twilio credientals and sender/reciever phone number. 
+
+Run ``` setup.sh ``` (do NOT do this as root), this will create a new virtual environment and install the nessecary packages in said environment. 
+
+edit ``` flask_webhook_server.py ``` line 11 and 12, what server (URL and IP) is allowed to send SMS via the webhook.
+
+now test that everything works by running ``` run.sh ```
+
+### Setting up webhook notification in grafana.
+
+Go to your grafana server and select "Alerting" -> "Notifications" -> "Create new notification channel"
+
+Name: "Twilio SMS Webhook"
+type: "Webhook"
+URL: "http://{server_ip}:5000/grafana_webhook"
+HTTP Method: "POST"
+
+With the server running, you can now press "test" and should get a test notification per SMS.
+
+Save and enjoy.
+
+### Make it run on start with systemd
+copy ``` .etc/systemd/system/twilio_webhook.service ``` to ``` /etc/systemd/system/twilio_webhook.service ```.
+
+edit the ``` /etc/systemd/system/twilio_webhook.service ``` Important is that ``` ExecStart= ``` points to the absolute path of ``` run.sh ``` and ``` WorkingDirectory= ``` points to the directory with ``` run.sh ``` 
+
+
+Now do ``` sudo systemctl daemon-reload ``` to load the new unit.
+and ``` sudo systemctl start twilio_webhook.service --now ``` to start the service. 
+
+Everything should be set up and running from now on.
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