Setting Up Email Notifications
SEER can send email alerts when your scripts encounter errors, complete successfully, or meet custom conditions.
Configuration Steps
- Go to your pipeline settings
- Navigate to the "Notifications" tab
- Click "Add Email Channel"
- Enter recipient email address(es)
- Choose notification triggers
- Save your configuration
Email Recipients
You can add multiple email addresses separated by commas:
user1@example.com, user2@example.com, team@example.comChoose which events should trigger email notifications:
Job Failure
Sends an email when a job fails or encounters an error
Job Success
Sends an email when a job completes successfully
Heartbeat Miss
Sends an email when expected heartbeat is not received
Custom Conditions
Create rules based on metadata, runtime, or other metrics
SEER email notifications include comprehensive information:
What's Included
- Pipeline and job name
- Status (success/failure)
- Timestamp of the event
- Error message (if applicable)
- Duration of execution
- Link to view full details in dashboard
- Recent log excerpts
Avoid Alert Fatigue
Too many notifications can be overwhelming. Consider:
- Only alerting on failures for high-frequency jobs
- Using digest emails for non-critical events
- Setting up separate channels for different severity levels
- Configuring quiet hours for non-urgent notifications
Email Deliverability
To ensure you receive notifications:
- Add
notifications@mg.ansrstudio.com to your contacts - Check your spam folder if emails aren't arriving
- Whitelist the SEER domain in your email settings
- Verify email addresses are correctly entered
Troubleshooting
Not receiving emails?
- Check your spam/junk folder
- Verify the email address in settings
- Ensure notification triggers are enabled
- Check your email provider's blocking rules
Emails delayed?
- Emails are typically sent within 1-2 minutes
- Your email provider may add additional delay
- Check the dashboard for real-time status