diff --git a/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf b/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
index 227f8db3a7a951b4f0e6ff97b5546c8881f7d86d..62aca8511e85226bc0dd30a1386cc4af30a96555 100644
--- a/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
+++ b/templates/health_alarm_notify.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-# Configuration for alarms recipients
-
-# netdata alarms have been categorized to allow different roles to receive
-# alarms related to their work.
+# Configuration for alarm notifications
+#
+# this configuration is used by: alarm-notify.sh
+# changes take effect immendiately (the next alarm will use them).
+#
+# alarm-notify.sh can send:
+# - e-mails,
+# - push notifications to your mobile phone,
+# - messages to your slack team
+#
+# the recipient given in netdata alarms defines a role, so that different
+# people can be notified for each role.
 #
-# This file defines the addresses for each role.
 # This file is a BASH script itself.
 
 ###############################################################################
@@ -11,10 +18,12 @@
 
 # The full path to the sendmail command.
 # If empty, the system $PATH will be searched for it.
+# If not found, email notifications will be disabled.
 sendmail=""
 
 # The full path of the curl command.
 # If empty, the system $PATH will be searched for it.
+# If not found, pushover and slack notifications will be disabled.
 curl=""
 
 
@@ -22,13 +31,13 @@ curl=""
 # sending emails
 
 # note: multiple recipients can be given like this:
-#              "admin1@example.com, admin2@example.com, ..."
+#              "admin1@example.com admin2@example.com ..."
 # note it needs a comma!
 
 # enable/disable sending emails
 SEND_EMAIL="YES"
 
-# if a role recipient is not configured, an email will be send to
+# if a role recipient is not configured, an email will be send to:
 DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL="root"
 
 
@@ -36,21 +45,41 @@ DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL="root"
 # sending pushover notifications (pushover.net)
 
 # note: multiple recipients can be given like this:
-#                  "USERTOKEN1 USERTOKEN2 USERTOKEN3 ..."
+#                  "USERTOKEN1 USERTOKEN2 ..."
 
 # enable/disable sending pushover notifications
 SEND_PUSHOVER="YES"
 
-# Login to pushover.com to get your pushover app token
+# Login to pushover.net to get your pushover app token
 # You need only one for all your netdata servers.
 # Without it, netdata cannot send pushover notifications.
 PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN="{{ netdata_pushover_app_token|default('') }}"
 
-# if a role recipient is not configured, a notification will be send to
-# this pushover user token
+# if a role's recipients are not configured, a notification will be send to
+# this pushover user token:
 DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER="{{ netdata_pushover_user_token|default('') }}"
 
 
+###############################################################################
+# sending slack notifications
+
+# note: multiple recipients can be given like this:
+#                  "CHANNEL1 CHANNEL2 ..."
+
+# enable/disable sending pushover notifications
+SEND_SLACK="YES"
+
+# Login to slack.com and create an incoming webhook.
+# You need only one for all your netdata servers.
+# Without it, netdata cannot send slack notifications.
+# Get yours from: https://api.slack.com/incoming-webhooks
+SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL="{{ netdata_slack_webhook|default('') }}"
+
+# if a role's recipients are not configured, a notification will be send to
+# this slack channel:
+DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK="{{ netdata_slack_channel|default('') }}"
+
+
 ###############################################################################
 # RECIPIENTS PER ROLE
 
@@ -62,6 +91,8 @@ role_recipients_email[sysadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL}"
 
 role_recipients_pushover[sysadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER}"
 
+role_recipients_slack[sysadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK}"
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # DNS related alarms
@@ -70,6 +101,8 @@ role_recipients_email[domainadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL}"
 
 role_recipients_pushover[domainadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER}"
 
+role_recipients_slack[domainadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK}"
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # database servers alarms
@@ -79,6 +112,8 @@ role_recipients_email[dba]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL}"
 
 role_recipients_pushover[dba]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER}"
 
+role_recipients_slack[dba]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK}"
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # web servers alarms
@@ -88,6 +123,8 @@ role_recipients_email[webmaster]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL}"
 
 role_recipients_pushover[webmaster]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER}"
 
+role_recipients_slack[webmaster]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK}"
+
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # proxy servers alarms
@@ -97,3 +134,4 @@ role_recipients_email[proxyadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_EMAIL}"
 
 role_recipients_pushover[proxyadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_PUSHOVER}"
 
+role_recipients_slack[proxyadmin]="${DEFAULT_RECIPIENT_SLACK}"