groups: - name: MindflavorPrometheusWireguardExporter rules: # The threshold of 300 seconds (5 minutes) is a rough default. WireGuard peers that are idle but reachable # typically re-handshake every 2 minutes. Adjust based on your keepalive interval. # The `> 0` guard excludes peers that have never completed a handshake (covered by a separate rule). - alert: WireguardPeerHandshakeTooOld expr: 'time() - wireguard_latest_handshake_seconds > 300 and wireguard_latest_handshake_seconds > 0' for: 2m labels: severity: warning annotations: summary: WireGuard peer handshake too old (instance {{ $labels.instance }}) description: "WireGuard peer {{ $labels.public_key }} on interface {{ $labels.interface }} has not had a handshake for over 5 minutes. The tunnel may be down.\n VALUE = {{ $value }}\n LABELS = {{ $labels }}" # This alert will fire for all offline mobile/laptop peers. Consider filtering by expected-online peers. - alert: WireguardPeerHandshakeNeverEstablished expr: 'wireguard_latest_handshake_seconds == 0' for: 5m labels: severity: critical annotations: summary: WireGuard peer handshake never established (instance {{ $labels.instance }}) description: "WireGuard peer {{ $labels.public_key }} on interface {{ $labels.interface }} has never completed a handshake. Check peer configuration and network connectivity.\n VALUE = {{ $value }}\n LABELS = {{ $labels }}" # This alert fires when a peer has a recent handshake but zero traffic flow. # May indicate routing issues or a misconfigured allowed-ips. # Only useful if you expect continuous traffic on all peers. - alert: WireguardNoTrafficOnPeer expr: '(rate(wireguard_sent_bytes_total[15m]) + rate(wireguard_received_bytes_total[15m])) == 0 and wireguard_latest_handshake_seconds > 0 and (time() - wireguard_latest_handshake_seconds) < 300' for: 15m labels: severity: warning annotations: summary: WireGuard no traffic on peer (instance {{ $labels.instance }}) description: "WireGuard peer {{ $labels.public_key }} on interface {{ $labels.interface }} has had no traffic for 15 minutes despite an active handshake.\n VALUE = {{ $value }}\n LABELS = {{ $labels }}"