homebutler notify
Sends a test message through the notification channels you configured.
Channels are Telegram, Slack, Discord, a generic webhook, ntfy, and Gotify. Run the test before you rely on alerts or watch notifications.
For the channels and their settings, see Notifications.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
test | Sends one test notification through each configured provider and reports each result. |
notify test
Sends one test notification through each configured provider and reports each result.
homebutler notify test [flags]
The test is sent as a triggered alert, so it takes the same path a real alert takes. Providers that are not configured are skipped.
| Flag | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--alerts-config | string | - | Path to a legacy alerts YAML file whose notify settings are used when config.yaml has none. |
homebutler notify test
Sending test notification...
✅ webhook: sent
With no notify settings at all, the command is an error.
homebutler notify test --config /home/you/min.yaml
error: no notification config found; configure notify in config.yaml or use --alerts-config for legacy alerts.yaml