# How to create an alert

You can create an alert to a single pipeline, multiple pipelines at once or all the pipelines in a realm. Once the alert is configured, all pipelines can generate a notification as long as they reach the threshold for the selected and configured metric.

To create an alert, you must select which behavior the pipelines should be associated with. Each time the pipelines show this behavior, an alert will be triggered in the system and you will receive a notification through your selected channels.

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To learn how to create alerts for VPN, visit the [documentation.](https://docs.digibee.com/documentation/developer-guide/development-cycle/dashboards/vpn-connections-monitoring/alerts-vpn-metrics)
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Follow these steps to create an alert:

1. On the Platform home page, click **Monitor**.
2. At the menu at the top of the page, click on **Alerts configuration**.
   * You can also click  **Settings** on the top-right corner of the home page and then click **Alerts** in the menu on the left.
3. Click **Create**.
4. Choose an **Alert name**.
   * It’s not possible to add special characters like "\_" to the alert name. The only exception is “-”, which can be used as a substitute for a blank space.
5. Select one or more pipelines to assign alerts.
   * If you want to assign all pipelines in one realm, activate the **All pipelines** flag.
6. Configure the threshold selecting the metrics and conditions needed to trigger the alert.
7. Configure the **channels** you want to use to receive notifications.
   * Email addresses
   * Telegram chat ID
   * Webhook URL
   * Slack URL
8. Click **Save** to create a new alert or **Cancel** to return to the previous page.

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## Examples of alert messages

Different types of messages can be generated based on the configured alert settings. Below you can see the alert messages configured to be received by email for all pipelines.

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Check out the documentation below to see other examples of alert messages:

* [Alerts examples on Slack](https://docs.digibee.com/documentation/developer-guide/development-cycle/dashboards/alerts/how-to-configure-alerts-on-slack)
* [Alert examples on Telegram](https://docs.digibee.com/documentation/developer-guide/development-cycle/dashboards/alerts/how-to-configure-alerts-on-telegram)
* [Alerts examples on Webhook](https://docs.digibee.com/documentation/developer-guide/development-cycle/dashboards/alerts/webhook)