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ElastAlert

Easy & flexible alerting with Elasticsearch for detecting anomalies, spikes, and pattern shifts.

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LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars7.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Log Alerting FrameworkAnomaly Detection RulesDevopsElasticsearch AlertingElastalert Engine
Overview

Why consider ElastAlert?

ElastAlert is an open-source framework written in Python by Yelp. ElastAlert queries Elasticsearch clusters on scheduled intervals, evaluating matching rule types (frequency, spike, flatline, blacklist) and routing alert notifications to Slack, Email, Jira, and PagerDuty.

Guided learning

Learn ElastAlert by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of ElastAlert

ElastAlert monitors Elasticsearch indices for business SLA spikes and infrastructure anomalies.

Quickstart

bash
1pip install elastalert
2elastalert --config config.yaml --verbose

ElastAlert is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.

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ElastAlert FAQs

ElastAlert is listed as a Security tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

ElastAlert is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

ElastAlert is listed as an alternative to Splunk Alerts. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.