# SignalFx Integration
SignalFx enables real-time cloud monitoring and observability for infrastructure, microservices, and applications by collecting and analyzing metrics and traces across every component in your cloud environment. Built on a massively-scalable streaming architecture, SignalFx applies advanced analytics and data science-directed troubleshooting to let operators find the root cause of issues in seconds.
## In ilert: Create a SignalFx alert source
1. Go to the "Alert sources" tab and click **Create new alert source**
2. Enter a name and select your desired escalation policy. Select "SignalFx" as the **Integration Type** and click on **Save**.
1. On the next page, a Webhook URL is generated. You will need this URL below when setting up the hook in SignalFx.
## In SignalFx: Create a search
1. Go to SignalFx and then to **Alerts.** Create a detector or edit an existing detector for triggering alerts.
2. Choose the rule that you would like to apply, then click **Edit.** In the **Alert recipients** section, click **Add Recipient,** select **Webhook -> Custom...**
3. On the modal window paste the **Webhook URL** that you generated in ilert and click on **Update**
4. Finished! Your SignalFx alerts will now create alerts in ilert.
## FAQ
**Will alerts in ilert be resolved automatically?**
Yes, as soon as an alert with "ok" has been resolved in SignalFx, the associated alert in ilert will be resolved automatically.
**Can I connect SignalFx with multiple alert sources from ilert?**
Yes, simply add more recipients in SignalFx alert rule.
**Can I connect single alert source with multiple SignalFx detectors?**
Yes, simply use the alert source URL in the recipients setting for each SignalFx detector.
**Can I create a webhook template for the recipient setting so I don't have to copy the alert source URL every time for each detector?**
Yes, use the webhook integration template in the **Data Setup -> Integrations -> Webhook page**
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