FlashCat supports using Alibaba Cloud SMS channel for alert notifications. Below is a guide on how to configure and integrate with Alibaba Cloud SMS.

Configuration Example

1. Create AlibabaCloudAccessKeyId & AlibabaCloudAccessKeySecret

Log in to Alibaba Cloud AccessKey Management Page

2. Create a voice template to get the SMS template ID

Go to SMS service in the console—> Voice Notification —> Add Template

Fill in the SMS template content and other information

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This configuration method will be deprecated after v8-beta.8 version. You can configure Alibaba Cloud SMS notification settings in the notification channels.

3. Alibaba Cloud SMS Settings

Configuration field descriptions

FlashCat Template Parameter	Alibaba Cloud	Description
AlibabaCloudAccessKeyId	AccessKey ID	AccessKey ID and AccessKey Secret are your credentials for accessing Alibaba Cloud APIs, with full account permissions.
AlibabaCloudAccessKeySecret	AccessKey Secret	Same as above
AlibabaCloudEndpoint	dyvmsapi.aliyuncs.com	Alibaba Cloud public network access address.
TemplateCode	SMS_xxxxxx	Alibaba Cloud SMS template ID.
SignName	FlashCat	SMS signature name.

4. Template Settings

Select ali-sms in the notification template.

5. Configure Alerts

Configure alert rules —> Select ali-sms for notification configuration. Note that recipients in the receiving group need to have phone numbers configured.

6. Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues when debugging Alibaba Cloud SMS notifications, you can first filter the logs using the keyword senderx/alivoice to troubleshoot.