Target Groups

Target Groups define the notification destinations for your alerts. Each target group is a reusable collection of communication channels and email recipients that receive alert notifications when routing rules match.

Overview

Target groups serve as the final destination in SkyU's alerting pipeline. They contain:

• Communication Channels: Slack, Microsoft Teams, or Google Chat webhooks
• Email Recipients: Individual email addresses for direct notifications

A single target group can be referenced by multiple alert routing rules, allowing you to manage notification destinations centrally without duplication.

How Target Groups Work

Target groups integrate with the alerting flow:

1. Prometheus Alert Fires: An alert rule in Prometheus triggers and sends the alert to SkyU
2. Alert Routing Matches: SkyU's alerting service evaluates the alert's labels against your routing rules
3. Target Group Selection: Matching routing rules identify which target groups should receive the alert
4. Notification Delivery: All channels and email recipients in the selected target groups receive notifications

Benefits of Target Groups

• Centralized Management: Update notification destinations in one place
• Reusability: Use the same target group across multiple routing rules
• Flexibility: Mix and match channels (Slack + email, Teams only, etc.)
• Team Organization: Create target groups per team, severity level, or service

Accessing Target Groups

To access the Target Groups section:

1. Open the SkyU Console
2. Select your Organization from the top navigation
3. Select your Project
4. Click on Alerts in the left-hand sidebar
5. Click on the Target Groups tab

You'll see a list of all configured target groups with their channels and email recipients.

Managing Target Groups

View Target Groups

The Target Groups page displays all your configured target groups, showing:

• Group name
• Configured channel (Slack, MS Teams, or Google Chat)
• Webhook URL (masked for security)
• Email recipients (if configured)

Create a Target Group

To create a new target group:

1. Click the + Target Group button
2. Choose your notification channel (Slack, MS Teams, or Google Chat)
3. Configure the channel-specific settings
4. Optionally add email recipients
5. Click Save

Edit a Target Group

To modify an existing target group:

1. Locate the target group in the list
2. Click the Edit icon
3. Update the configuration (webhook URL, email recipients, etc.)
4. Click Save to apply changes

Delete a Target Group

To remove a target group:

1. Locate the target group in the list
2. Click the Delete icon
3. Confirm the deletion in the dialog
4. Click Delete to permanently remove it

Best Practices

• Descriptive Names: Use clear names that indicate the team or purpose (e.g., "Backend-Critical", "Frontend-Team", "Security-Alerts")
• Organize by Team: Create target groups aligned with your team structure
• Separate by Severity: Consider different target groups for critical vs. warning alerts
• Test Webhooks: Verify webhook URLs work before creating target groups
• Document Recipients: Keep track of who should be in each target group