0eb8af20a5 Add @ing mattermost notifications to release build successes and failures (#10604)
Fixes https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/10599

This approach creates a new azure stage Notify and posts to the
mattermost webhook directly from within azure.

The python script uses the azure rest api to get the status of the
Deploy stage specifically. This will be failed if it failed, or skipped
if a previous stage failed, or abandoned if it timed out.

We may want to remove the existing azure build failure notification when
this is merged. It can be deleted from
[here](https://dev.azure.com/certbot/certbot/_settings/serviceHooks)
(it's the one that says "Build release, status Failed"), although
personally I think it's fine to keep it.

History of alternate general approaches I investigated:

1. give azure a custom file to say a message that depends on the
requestedBy field. impossible. no custom messages at all, much less
dependant ones.
2. hook azure build completed webhook trigger directly to github
respository_dispatch event. impossible. azure will send data in a
[specific
format](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/service-hooks/events?view=azure-devops#build.complete),
which is not the format [github
requires](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-a-repository-dispatch-event).
3. option 2, but put a custom server somewhere to translate them. or to
grab azure and send directly to mattermost. this is a horrible idea; no
one wants to be managing a production server with secrets on it.
4. a mattermost bot is just a special user account. the sender still has
to format the data so mm can read it.
5. block on migrating from azure to github actions. drawback: this will
likely take a while, and also we're not definitely doing it. see
https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues/10581
6. smaller than 5; wrap release in a github action that calls azure
inside of it. and then if we end up migrating more, it should be pretty
smooth to move things inside of actions. drawback: this will probably
not integrate as smoothly, given we use the azure integration. I did not
investigate further.
7. there doesn't seem to be any sort of github actions event about
builds passing on a certain branch that we can check
8. just message mattermost directly from within the pipeline as a final
stage --> where I landed.

There's further discussion in the comments about others ways we tried to
structure the pipeline and get information from azure that's not super
necessary to read to review this PR.

Relevant links:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/service-hooks/events?view=azure-devops#build.complete

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/service-hooks/services/webhooks?view=azure-devops#resource-details-to-send

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/variables?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#agent-variables

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/conditions?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#job-status-functions


https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows

https://docs.github.com/en/rest/repos/repos?apiVersion=2026-03-10#create-a-repository-dispatch-event

https://docs.github.com/en/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads#repository_dispatch

Results of tests with the latest code are here:

https://dev.azure.com/certbot/certbot/_build/results?buildId=10309&view=results

https://dev.azure.com/certbot/certbot/_build/results?buildId=10310&view=results

https://dev.azure.com/certbot/certbot/_build/results?buildId=10311&view=results

Plus the mattermost messages did get sent.

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Co-authored-by: Brad Warren <bmw@users.noreply.github.com>
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Certbot is part of EFFs effort to encrypt the entire Internet. Secure communication over the Web relies on HTTPS, which requires the use of a digital certificate that lets browsers verify the identity of web servers (e.g., is that really google.com?). Web servers obtain their certificates from trusted third parties called certificate authorities (CAs). Certbot is an easy-to-use client that fetches a certificate from Lets Encrypt—an open certificate authority launched by the EFF, Mozilla, and others—and deploys it to a web server.

Anyone who has gone through the trouble of setting up a secure website knows what a hassle getting and maintaining a certificate is. Certbot and Lets Encrypt can automate away the pain and let you turn on and manage HTTPS with simple commands. Using Certbot and Let's Encrypt is free.

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Getting Started
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The best way to get started is to use our `interactive guide <https://certbot.eff.org>`_. It generates instructions based on your configuration settings. In most cases, youll need `root or administrator access <https://certbot.eff.org/faq/#does-certbot-require-root-administrator-privileges>`_ to your web server to run Certbot.

Certbot is meant to be run directly on your web server on the command line, not on your personal computer. If youre using a hosted service and dont have direct access to your web server, you might not be able to use Certbot. Check with your hosting provider for documentation about uploading certificates or using certificates issued by Lets Encrypt.

Contributing
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If you'd like to contribute to this project please read `Developer Guide
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This project is governed by `EFF's Public Projects Code of Conduct <https://www.eff.org/pages/eppcode>`_.

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Documentation: https://certbot.eff.org/docs

Software project: https://github.com/certbot/certbot

Changelog: https://github.com/certbot/certbot/blob/main/certbot/CHANGELOG.md

For Contributors: https://certbot.eff.org/docs/contributing.html

For Users: https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html

Main Website: https://certbot.eff.org

Let's Encrypt Website: https://letsencrypt.org

Community: https://community.letsencrypt.org

ACME spec: `RFC 8555 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555>`_

ACME working area in github (archived): https://github.com/ietf-wg-acme/acme

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Current Features
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* Supports multiple web servers:

  - Apache 2.4+
  - nginx/0.8.48+
  - webroot (adds files to webroot directories in order to prove control of
    domains and obtain certificates)
  - standalone (runs its own simple webserver to prove you control a domain)
  - other server software via `third party plugins <https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#third-party-plugins>`_

* The private key is generated locally on your system.
* Can talk to the Let's Encrypt CA or optionally to other ACME
  compliant services.
* Can get domain-validated (DV) certificates.
* Can revoke certificates.
* Supports ECDSA (default) and RSA certificate private keys.
* Can optionally install a http -> https redirect, so your site effectively
  runs https only.
* Fully automated.
* Configuration changes are logged and can be reverted.

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