internal/server/http/ui_alerts.go

@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type alertsPage struct {
-	Filter    store.AlertFilter
+	Filter     store.AlertFilter
-	Alerts    []store.Alert
+	Alerts     []store.Alert
-	Counts    alertCounts
+	Counts     alertCounts
-	HostNames map[string]string // host_id → name for table rendering
+	HostNames  map[string]string // host_id → name for table rendering
+	RefreshURL string            // self-URL for the live-refresh poll
 }
 
 type alertCounts struct {
@@ -51,7 +52,12 @@ func (s *Server) handleUIAlerts(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	page := alertsPage{Filter: f, Alerts: alerts, HostNames: map[string]string{}}
+	page := alertsPage{
+		Filter:     f,
+		Alerts:     alerts,
+		HostNames:  map[string]string{},
+		RefreshURL: r.URL.RequestURI(),
+	}
 	if hosts, err := s.deps.Store.ListHosts(r.Context()); err == nil {
 		for _, h := range hosts {
 			page.HostNames[h.ID] = h.Name

web/templates/pages/alerts.html

@@ -90,8 +90,18 @@
     </form>
   </div>
 
-  {{/* alerts table */}}
+  {{/* alerts table — polled every 15s while the tab is visible.
-  <div class="panel mt-3.5 rounded-[7px] overflow-hidden">
+       hx-get re-fetches the same URL (so filter querystring is preserved)
+       and hx-select pulls just this element out of the full response,
+       replacing the live one. Pauses automatically when the tab is
+       backgrounded so we're not burning CPU on inactive tabs.
+       The polling lives here (not on the page root) so the filter strip
+       and header don't flash on each tick. */}}
+  <div id="alerts-table" class="panel mt-3.5 rounded-[7px] overflow-hidden"
+       hx-get="{{$page.RefreshURL}}"
+       hx-trigger="every 15s [document.visibilityState==='visible']"
+       hx-select="#alerts-table"
+       hx-swap="outerHTML">
 
     {{/* header row */}}
     <div class="alert-row head">
@@ -101,7 +111,9 @@
       <div>Message</div>
       <div>Raised</div>
       <div>Last seen</div>
-      <div></div>
+      <div>
+        <span class="text-ink-fade" style="font-size: 10px;" title="auto-refresh every 15s">live ●</span>
+      </div>
     </div>
 
     {{if eq (len $page.Alerts) 0}}