diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager.go
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+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager.go
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+package remote
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	apimodels "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/api/tooling/definitions"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/models"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier"
+)
+
+type Mode int
+
+const (
+	ModeRemoteSecondary Mode = iota
+	ModeRemotePrimary
+)
+
+type ForkedAlertmanager struct {
+	internal notifier.Alertmanager
+	remote   notifier.Alertmanager
+	mode     Mode
+}
+
+func NewForkedAlertmanager(internal, remote notifier.Alertmanager, m Mode) *ForkedAlertmanager {
+	return &ForkedAlertmanager{
+		internal: internal,
+		remote:   remote,
+		mode:     m,
+	}
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) ApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, config *models.AlertConfiguration) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) SaveAndApplyConfig(ctx context.Context, config *apimodels.PostableUserConfig) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) SaveAndApplyDefaultConfig(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) GetStatus() apimodels.GettableStatus {
+	return apimodels.GettableStatus{}
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) CreateSilence(ctx context.Context, silence *apimodels.PostableSilence) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) DeleteSilence(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) GetSilence(ctx context.Context, id string) (apimodels.GettableSilence, error) {
+	return apimodels.GettableSilence{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) ListSilences(ctx context.Context, filter []string) (apimodels.GettableSilences, error) {
+	return apimodels.GettableSilences{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) GetAlerts(ctx context.Context, active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.GettableAlerts, error) {
+	return apimodels.GettableAlerts{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) GetAlertGroups(ctx context.Context, active, silenced, inhibited bool, filter []string, receiver string) (apimodels.AlertGroups, error) {
+	return apimodels.AlertGroups{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) PutAlerts(ctx context.Context, alerts apimodels.PostableAlerts) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) GetReceivers(ctx context.Context) ([]apimodels.Receiver, error) {
+	return []apimodels.Receiver{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) TestReceivers(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestReceiversConfigBodyParams) (*notifier.TestReceiversResult, error) {
+	return &notifier.TestReceiversResult{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) TestTemplate(ctx context.Context, c apimodels.TestTemplatesConfigBodyParams) (*notifier.TestTemplatesResults, error) {
+	return &notifier.TestTemplatesResults{}, nil
+}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) CleanUp() {}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) StopAndWait() {}
+
+func (fam *ForkedAlertmanager) Ready() bool {
+	return false
+}