diff --git a/metadata/service/alerta/init.yml b/metadata/service/alerta/init.yml
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+applications:
+  - prometheus
+classes:
+ - service.prometheus.support
+parameters:
+  prometheus:
+    alerta:
+      enabled: true
+      config_dir: /srv/volumes/local/alerta