---
title: Getting started with alerts
description: 'Create your first Coralogix alert: sign up, send data, and configure an alert definition, with an interactive walkthrough of the alert builder.'
url: https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/getting-started/
product: alerts
feature: Alerts Overview
feature_id: alerts-general
feature_identifier: alerts/alerts-general
last_updated: '2026-07-08'
---

# Getting started with alerts

Set up your first Coralogix alert in a few steps, then explore the alert builder interactively before you build your own.

## Create your first alert

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[Sign up](https://dashboard.eu2.coralogix.com/#/signup) for a Coralogix account.

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Send your data using [integration packages](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/getting-started/packages-and-extensions/integration-packages.md) or [browse all integrations](https://coralogix.com/integrations/). Deploy [extension packages](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/getting-started/packages-and-extensions/extension-packages.md) for predefined alerts, dashboards, and parsing rules.

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[Configure an alert definition](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/configuring-alert-definition.md) or use predefined alerts from extension packages.

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Monitor triggered alerts on the [Incidents](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/incidents.md) screen, route notifications through the [Notification Center](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/notification-center/introduction.md), or visualize alerts using the `cx_alerts` [metric](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/alert-aggregation.md) on a custom dashboard.

## Walk through the alert builder

See the first steps of the alert builder in action, from **Alert Management** through the **Query**, **Condition**, **Notification**, and **Details** steps. Use the hotspots, or the arrow keys, to move between steps.

[UI preview](/docs/assets/ui-previews/alerting/create-alert-walkthrough.html)

## Related resources

[Introduction to alerts](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/introduction-to-alerts.md)[Configure an alert definition](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/configuring-alert-definition.md)[Incidents](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/incidents.md)[Notification Center](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/notification-center/introduction.md)

## Next steps

Ready to build your own? See [Configuring an alert definition](https://coralogix.com/docs/user-guides/alerting/configuring-alert-definition.md).