= Setup Email transport in LibreNMS =

Follow the below steps to configure emails.

* Email setup
1.	Go to '''Global settings'''
2.	Select tab '''Alert settings'''
3.	Select '''Email options'''
4.	Change your settings according to following screen (Please type your details).
[[Image(emailsetup.png,30%,border=1, center)]]

* Alert Transport
1.	Go to '''Alerts'''
2.	Select '''Alert Transports'''
3.	Click on '''Create Alert Transport'''
        a.	Type a Transport name as '''Testmail'''
        b.	Select transport type '''Mail'''
        c.	Default alert '''On'''
        d.	Email '''Your email Address'''
        e.	After creating click on '''Test Transport'''
[[Image(alerttransport.png,30%,border=1, center)]]
>Note: Please make sure to enable less secure apps if you are using '''Gmail''' related mail address.

>'''Enable less secure apps to access accounts'''
>1.	Sign in to your Google Admin console. ... 
>2.	Click Security -> Basic settings. ... 
>3.	Under Less secure apps, select Go to settings for less secure apps.
>4.	In the subwindow, select the Allow users to manage their access to the less secure apps radio button.

* Create Alert Rule
1.	Go to '''Alert Rules'''
2.	Create New alert Rule
        a.	Type a rule name
        b.	We will check whether a  device is up
                i.	Eg: devices.status=1
        c.	You can select the other properties
        d.	Select the device “Map to “ box
        e.	Tranport select the created email alert (Note: you can select email group also)
        f.	Save rule

[[Image(alertrule.png,30%,border=1, center)]]

If everything is ok , you will receive email from the defined time period.

[[Image(emailnotification.png,30%,border=1, center)]]