How can I get notified only on failure?

[ak-42]

Hi. I'm using v3.4 - BETA 2 right now, and everything is working fine.

I have the logs enabled, so I'd prefer that successes get logged, and I instead only get notified using apprise on failure. Is it possible set it up that way?

I think the problem with always notifying is that it will induce notification fatigue. If I'm syncing overnight, and every morning I wake up to a notification, I'm worried that soon enough I'll start experiencing alert fatigue, and then when the sync actually fails, I may fail to act.

[auanasgheps]

You could do this using Healthchecks.io, which is integrated with the script.

Healthchecks alerts you only when the state changes, not when it's always successful. Healtchecks supports several notifications systems like Telegram, email and many others.

Let me know if you think this would be effective, otherwise I can add a way to notify via Apprise only on failure.

[ak-42]

I already use apprise with ntfy for a bunch of alert-style notifications, so I'd love to be consolidated with one method, where possible.
Otherwise, let me look into healthchecks.io

[ak-42]

Turns out healthchecks.io integrates with ntfy, so I've set that up. Still, needing to add a third party (who can potentially fail in some way) to do this seems like a less than ideal solution.
Please consider implementing the on-failure notification directly with apprise, should you find the time and motivation to do so.

Thank you for the excellent script, much appreciated.

[auanasgheps]

Thanks for the feedback! This is something I can do, I just hope to find the time.