From dea7b621f81430b739b4222cf6d6d86fbadb27c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Johnny K." Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:36:44 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] prettier --- .../configure-notifications/create-silence.md | 2 +- .../configure-notifications/mute-timings.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/create-silence.md b/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/create-silence.md index 9626b9c12ee..a5fecd1584e 100644 --- a/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/create-silence.md +++ b/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/create-silence.md @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Use mute timings for predictable, recurring time periods when you don't want to **When to use silences** -Use silences for one-time or ad-hoc suppression of notifications: +Use silences for one-time or as-needed suppression of notifications: - Active incident response (suppress notifications while investigating) - Immediate suppression of a specific alert or group of alerts diff --git a/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/mute-timings.md b/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/mute-timings.md index 58636eb1965..c95e7d86217 100644 --- a/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/mute-timings.md +++ b/docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/mute-timings.md @@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ The following table highlights the key differences between mute timings and sile | **Setup** | Created and then added to notification policies | Matches alerts using labels to determine whether to silence them | | **Period** | Uses time interval definitions that can repeat periodically | Has a fixed start and end time | +**When to use mute timings** + +Use mute timings for predictable, recurring time periods when you don't want to receive notifications: + +- Regular maintenance windows (for example, every Sunday from 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM) +- Non-business hours (for example, nights and weekends) +- Scheduled deployments or known change windows +- Regular testing periods + +**When to use silences** + +Use silences for one-time or as-needed suppression of notifications: + +- Active incident response (suppress notifications while investigating) +- Immediate suppression of a specific alert or group of alerts +- One-time maintenance or deployment events +- Temporarily suppress alerts for specific services or components + [//]: <> ({{< docs/shared lookup="alerts/mute-timings-vs-silences.md" source="grafana" version="" >}}) ## Add time intervals