notifications-priv.cfg(5)

NOTIFICATIONS-PRIV.CFG(5) Proxmox Backup NOTIFICATIONS-PRIV.CFG(5)

NAME

notifications-priv.cfg - Notification target secrets

DESCRIPTION

The file /etc/proxmox-backup/notifications-priv.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the configuration for the notification system configuration.

FILE FORMAT

This file contains protected credentials for notification targets.

OPTIONS

Section type 'gotify': Private configuration for Gotify notification endpoints. This config will be saved to a separate configuration file with stricter permissions (root:root 0600)

Required properties:

token (<string>)
Authentication token

Section type 'smtp': Private configuration for SMTP notification endpoints. This config will be saved to a separate configuration file with stricter permissions (root:root 0600)

Optional properties:

password (<string>)
The password to use during authentication.

Section type 'webhook': Private configuration for Webhook notification endpoints. This config will be saved to a separate configuration file with stricter permissions (root:root 0600).

Optional properties:

secret ([name=<string> [,value=<string>]])
Array of secrets. Each entry is a property string with a name, and a value property. The value property contains the secret in base64 encoding. Can be accessed from templates. Can be specified more than once.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

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Author

Proxmox Support Team

Copyright

2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH

Thursday, 21 May 2026 <devbuild>