emqx4.3/examples/alarm.conf.example

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## Alarm
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## Configuring how to handle the alarms generated from sysmon.*.conf.example
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## Note: This is an example of how to configure this feature
##       you should copy and paste the below data into the emqx.conf for working

alarm {
    ## The actions triggered when the alarm is activated
    ## Type: Array of the below enum
    ##   - log :: write the alarm to log
    ##   - publish :: publish the alarm as an MQTT message to the system topics
    actions = [log, publish]

    ## Maximum total number of deactivated alarms to keep as history
    ## Type: Range from 1 to 3000
    size_limit = 1000

    ## Retention time of deactivated alarms
    validity_period = 24h
}