If you are not satisfied with existing media types for sending alerts there is an alternative way to do that. You can create a script that will handle the notification your way.
Alert scripts are executed on Zabbix server. These scripts are located in the directory defined in the server configuration file AlertScriptsPath variable.
Here is an example alert script:
#!/bin/bash to=$1 subject=$2 body=$3 cat <<EOF | mail -s "$subject" "$to" $body EOF
Environment variables are not preserved or created for the script, so they should be handled explicitly.
To configure custom alertscripts as the media type:
The Media type tab contains general media type attributes:
All mandatory input fields are marked with a red asterisk.
The following parameters are specific for the script media type:
Parameter | Description |
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Script name | Enter the name of the script. |
Script parameters | Add command-line parameters to the script. {ALERT.SENDTO}, {ALERT.SUBJECT} and {ALERT.MESSAGE} macros are supported in script parameters. Customizing script parameters is supported since Zabbix 3.0. |
See common media type parameters for details on how to configure default messages and alert processing options.
Once the media type is configured, go to the Administration → Users section and edit user profile to assign media of this type to the user. Steps for setting up user media, being common for all media types, are described on the Media types page.
Note, that when defining a user media, a Send to field cannot be empty. If this field will not be used in an alertscript, enter any combination of supported characters to bypass validation requirements.