# Sound for critical alarms **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [December 16, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sound-for-critical-alarms/99877 "2024-12-16T13:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![dadmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@dadmin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dadmin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sound-for-critical-alarms/99877/18 "2025-03-19T04:35:21Z")
I'm sure there is a better and more efficient way, but this is how I did it: > [@Audible Alarms in Perspective](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/audible-alarms-in-perspective/103859): > > I develop in a secure, air-gaped environment where it takes an act of congress to import modules. I needed a way to get audible alarms working for my remote endpoints and IA support saved the day. For windows, navigate to the following directory: C:\Program Files\Inductive Automation\Ignition\webserver\webapps\main\ Linux: /usr/local/bin/ignition/webserver/webapps/main/ Create a new directory for your .wav alarm files and add the file you want to use. Add an audio component on a header in … Very curious about performance impacts of this query now, would appreciate any insight. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sound-for-critical-alarms/99877)._