Polycrate API 0.11.0 released: Downtime Detection & Notification System

With version 0.11.0, the Polycrate API gains two key new features: Downtime Detection & Logging for automatic capture and SLA tracking of service outages, and a Notification System for multi-provider notifications.

Downtime Detection & Logging

Centralized capture and tracking of service downtimes with full SLA integration.

Highlights:

• Automatic Downtime Detection: Downtimes are automatically created when ManagedObjects transition to an unhealthy state
• SLA Tracking: Calculation of actual availability based on target SLA
• Multi-Object Support: A downtime can track multiple affected objects
• Activity Aggregation: All activities during a downtime are automatically linked
• Post-Mortem via Notes: Integration with the notes system for documentation

Downtime Kinds:

Notification System

Centralized notification system with multi-provider support via Apprise.

Supported Providers:

• Mattermost - Webhook URL
• Slack - Webhook URL
• Microsoft Teams - Webhook URL
• Email - SMTP configuration

Features:

• Notification Sinks: Configurable notification targets per workspace or organization
• Template System: Jinja2 templates for various notification types
• Multiplexing: A notification can be sent to multiple sinks
• Retry Logic: Automatic retry for failed notifications

Automatic Notifications:

• Downtime started
• Downtime ended
• Status changes (optional)

Workspace Template API Extensions

Extensions of the Workspace API for template-based workspace creation:

• Template Support: Workspaces can be created from templates
• secrets_poly_raw: Access to encrypted secrets via API
• Template Validation: Automatic validation of organization-specific and system-wide templates

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