Best answer
Use Nerve for backup failure alerts when the backup host should have a send-only credential and the relay should not see plaintext backup details.
Example
/opt/backup/run.sh || echo "backup failed on $(hostname)" | nerve send --severity critical --title "Backup failed"Use Nerve when
- The backup host should only send alerts.
- You want iPhone push for failures.
- Alert content should be encrypted before relay delivery.
Do not use Nerve when
Do not use Nerve as the backup system itself or as a monitoring dashboard.