Configuration

This covers details regarding the rearview configuration file located in config/initializers/rearview.rb.

General

config.verify

values: true | false

description: validates rearview configuration on server startup. Note: makes http requests that will slow down startup.

config.enable_monitor

values: true | false

description: disables monitors from being run, while the rest of the application including the UI will still work. Mostly only useful for testing and other internal scenerios such as the execution of rake tasks.

Authentication

config.authentication

Sandbox

config.sandbox_exec

config.sandbox_timeout

config.sandbox_dir

Alerts

config.enable_alerts

values: true | false

description: turns alerting on and off. This does not affect execution of the monitors. Mostly only useful for testing.

config.default_from

values: String email address

description: the email from: address used when sending alerts

config.default_url_options

values: Hash

description: url options for the rearview application host. Required to generate proper monitor alerts.