What is the recommended way to receive notifications for different types of information?
I need to be notified via phone when:
Device low battery.
Low alert: Information : No alert sound.
Device poor signal.
Low alert: Information : No alert sound.
Device offline for X amount of time.
Medium alert = Important : Short alert sound.
Sensor trigger (e.g. water leak, smoke detector).
Critical alert = Immediate attention required. High alert sound.
The notifications can either be pushed via Hubitat mobile app, email, SMS text, or others.
I tried "BatteryMonitor" and "Basic Rule". They send the notification as the same priority/severity for all Hubitat notifications. I don't want to be alerted for low battery the same way I'm alerted if there's smoke/fire.
In terms of the actual delivery method, Pushover is (IMHO) the most customizable notification option in terms of setting priority. It's very cheap for a lifetime license and it is 100% reliable - that's some of the best money I've ever spent.
In terms of how to set up those various alerts, you have a number of options. I rely on the (community developed) Device Activity Check app to monitor device health.
Other users here will hopefully have other ideas for you too.
Agree...I put off signing up for Pushover for a couple of years, and after finally signing up I regretted waiting. Quick, reliable, and very configurable.
I agree that Pushover would be the best (maybe the only) way to achieve this.
Since pushover supports multiple notification priorities, you can create basic rules or rule machine rules that send emergency alerts for important stuff and lower priority alerts for the mundane stuff.
