Files
siembol/docs/deployment/how-tos/how_to_setup_github_webhook.md
Marian Novotny b7c262c9b8 improve documentation (#211)
* adding skeleton for documentation

* fixing typos

* adding skeleton for next gen documentation (#199)

* adding skeleton for documentation

* fixing typos

* Documentation (#201)

* adding skeleton for documentation

* fixing typos

* Config-editor-ui: some css fixes + testing deployment + title validation + regex links (#200)

Co-authored-by: Celie Valentiny <Celie.Valentiny@gresearch.co.uk>

* improve introduction

* updated documentation

* improved introduction

* adding arichtecture image

* resize image

* fixing image

* adding parser_flow image

* adding router parsing image

* making urls clickable

* Fixing typos based on review

* adding siembol response work in progress documentation

Co-authored-by: Celie Valentiny <Celie.Valentiny@gresearch.co.uk>
2021-03-12 17:22:29 +00:00

1.8 KiB

How to set-up a github webhook

The synchronisation of service configurations are stored in git repositories with zookeeper nodes is implemented in siembol in config editor rest service.

Siembol config editor rest rest endpoint for webhooks

Find a hostname of siembol config editor rest and prepare url.

Url parameters

  • serviceNames - Comma-separated list of service names or all if the hook is for all services
  • syncType - Type of synchronisation that should be triggered by the hook
    • one from ALL, RELEASE, ADMIN_CONFIG
Example of url:
https://config-editor/api/v1/sync/webhook?serviceNames=alert&syncType=ALL

Setting a webhook in a github repository

For a git repository you should recognise:

  • services which configurations are stored in a git repository
  • type of configurations that are stored in the git repository

Prepare and test url

You can prepare url using above example or by swagger

Example of swagger url:
https://config-editor-rest/swagger-ui.html

Ensure that the prepared url is accessible form the github server.

Set a webhook url in github

To set up a webhook, go to the settings page of your repository or organization in github. From there, click Webhooks, then Add webhook url with push event.

Set the content type

Set the content type as application/json

Set the github secret (optional)

Setting a webhook secret allows you to ensure that POST requests sent to siembol are from GitHub.

Set the secret for verification in config editor rest application properties

The verification of webhook signature is computed only if is set the secret in the application properties of config editor rest. Otherwise this check is skipped.

config-editor.gitWebhookSecret=your secret provided in github