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# Email Notifications

> Configure SMTP email as a notification channel for validation alerts.

Send validation alerts to your team via email by configuring an SMTP notification channel.

## Prerequisites

* Valid SMTP server credentials (server address, port, username, password)
* A sender email address
* One or more recipient email addresses

## Configure the channel

1. Go to **Settings → Your Workspace**.
2. Click **New Notification Channel** and select **Email**.
3. Fill in the SMTP configuration form:

| Field                | Description                                           |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Channel Name**     | A label to identify this channel in Datachecks.       |
| **Email**            | The sender email address used to dispatch alerts.     |
| **Password**         | Authentication password for the SMTP account.         |
| **SMTP Server**      | Your SMTP server address (e.g. `smtp.gmail.com`).     |
| **Port**             | SMTP port — typically `587` for TLS or `465` for SSL. |
| **Recipients Email** | One or more recipient addresses to receive alerts.    |

4. Click **Connect** to save and enable the channel.

The channel is now active. You can assign it to alerts from the Alerts configuration page.