# 4.1 Grafana Email Configuration

## What

Use the below method to configure email in Grafana

## When/Why

Email must be configured in advance of creating any Alerts.

## How

At this time, it involves editing a Grafana ini file.

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Add the following smtp section, edited to match your credentials, into the above filewave.ini file:

```shell
#################################### SMTP / Emailing #####################
[smtp]
enabled = false
host = localhost:25
user =
# If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with triple quotes. Ex """#password;"""
password =
cert_file =
key_file =
skip_verify = false
from_address = admin@grafana.localhost
from_name = Grafana
ehlo_identity =
 
[emails]
welcome_email_on_sign_up = false
templates_pattern = emails/*.html
```

Details on configuring the filewave.ini file may be found at [Grafana's Configuration Documentation](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/administration/configuration/):

<table id="bkmrk-do-not-edit-entries-"><tbody><tr><td><p class="callout danger">Do not edit entries already created within this file.</p>

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Once done, restart the FileWave Server Service:

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From the Web Admin, choose

- Dashboard &gt; Alerting (Bell Icon) &gt; Notification Channels

select New Channel and add details as desired. Once done choose Send Test. You should receive an email.