+++ title = "Alerting fundamentals" aliases = ["/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/metrics/"] weight = 120 +++

Alerting fundamentals

This section covers the fundamental concepts of Grafana 8 alerting.

[Alertmanager]({{< relref "./alertmanager.md" >}})
[State and health of alerting rules]({{< relref "./state-and-health.md" >}})
[Evaluating Grafana managed alerts]({{< relref "./evaluate-grafana-alerts.md" >}})