# Notifications

The NVIDIA Run:ai platform provides multiple notification options to keep administrators and users informed of important events and updates. Administrators can enable any combination of the following methods:

* **Email notifications** - Delivered through a configured SMTP server
* **Slack notifications** - Integrated with your Slack workspace for real-time notifications
* **System notifications** - Displayed directly in the NVIDIA Run:ai interface for all users

## Email Notifications

You can configure an SMTP server to send email notifications from the system. This allow users to receive email notifications and set their own preferences via the [User settings](/self-hosted/2.24/settings/user-settings/notifications.md).

1. Go to **General settings** and navigate to Notifications -> Email notifications
2. Click **+EMAIL SERVER**
3. Enter SMTP server details
   * **SMTP host** - Enter your mail server hostname (e.g., `smtp.mail.com`)
   * **Port** - Enter the port number
4. Select **Authentication type**
   * **Plain** - Use a plain username/password authentication
   * **Login** - Use login authentication
   * **None** - No authentication required (not recommended)
5. Provide authentication details (if required)
   * **Username** - Enter the account username
   * **Password** - Enter the account password
6. Define email information
   * **From email address** - Enter the address to appear in the “From” field of notifications (e.g., `runai@company.com`)
   * **From display name** - Enter the sender display name (e.g., `Run:ai Notification`)
7. Click **VERIFY**
   * The system checks connectivity and credentials
   * If verification fails, correct the values and retry
8. Click **SAVE** to apply

## Slack Notifications

You can connect your Slack workspace to NVIDIA Run:ai to receive real-time notifications in designated Slack channels. To allow users to receive Slack notifications and set their own preferences via the user settings, first connect your Slack workspace.

1. Go to **General settings** and navigate to Notifications -> Slack notifications
2. Click **CONNECT SLACK WORKSPACE**. A new browser window will open, prompting you to sign in to Slack.
3. Select the Slack workspace you want to connect
4. Authorize NVIDIA Run:ai to post messages on behalf of your workspace

Once authorization is complete, the UI will show the connected workspace name and a **Status: Connected** indicator. You can also see a **DISCONNECT** button if you need to remove.

## System Notifications

System notifications allow administrators to broadcast custom messages that are displayed to all users. Notifications appear immediately to currently signed-in users and upon login for new sessions.

1. Go to **General settings** and navigate to Notifications -> System notification
2. Click **+ MESSAGE**
3. In the text editor, type the message to display
4. (Optional) Select the checkbox **Display "Don't show this again"** to allow users to dismiss the notification permanently
5. Click **SAVE & PUBLISH**

## Using APIs

To view the available actions, see the [Notification Channels](https://run-ai-docs.nvidia.com/api/2.24/notifications/notificationchannels) API reference.


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