Configure notification settings

Notification settings control where your alert notifications go. For your first alert, you’ll use the default notification policy—the quickest way to get alerts working. You’ll learn to customize routing (by severity, team, etc.) in a separate journey.

To configure notification settings, complete the following steps:

1. In the Configure notifications section, leave Use default policy selected.

   The default policy sends all alerts to the default contact point. This is perfect for getting started.

2. Verify or create a contact point:

   • If a default contact point exists (like a default email), you’re ready to proceed.

   • If no contact point exists, you’ll see a prompt to create one. Click Create contact point.

3. If creating a contact point:

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   Option	Best for your first alert
   Email	Quick setup—enter your email address
   Slack	If you have a webhook URL ready

   For email:

   • Enter a Name (e.g., My alerts)
   • Select Email as the integration
   • Enter your email address
   • Click Save contact point
   • Return to your alert rule and select this contact point

4. Skip the advanced options for now:

   • Override grouping — Keep defaults
   • Override timings — Keep defaults

   Note: You’ll learn to configure advanced routing (by severity, team, channel) in the Configure alert routing learning journey.

In the next milestone, you’ll save and activate your alert rule.