Setting Up System Email

An automatic script sends a nightly email to the administrator account containing important information such as the health of the disks. Configure the system to send these emails to the administrator remote email account for fast awareness and resolution of any critical issues.

Scrub Task issues and S.M.A.R.T. reports are mailed separately to the address configured in those services.

Configure the email address for the admin user as part of your initial system setup or using the procedure below. You can also configure email addresses for additional user accounts as needed.

Before configuring anything else, set the local administrator email address.

Add a new user as an administrative or non-administrative account and set up email for that user. Follow the directions in Configuring the Admin User Email Address above for an existing user or see Managing Users for a new user.

After setting up the admin email address, you need to set up the send method for email service.

There are two ways to access email configuration options. Go to the System > General Settings screen and locate the Email widget to view current configuration or click the Alerts icon in the top right of the UI, then click the gear icon, and select Email to open the General Settings screen. Click Settings on the Email Widget to open the Email Options configuration screen.

Send Mail Method shows two different options:

• SMTP
• GMail OAuth

The configuration options change based on the selected method.

After configuring the send method, click Send Test Mail to verify the configured email settings are working. If the test email fails, verify that the Email field is correctly configured for the admin user. Return to Credentials > Users to edit the admin user.

Save stores the email configuration and closes the Email Options screen.

To set up SMTP service for the system email send method, you need the outgoing mail server and port number for the email address.

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Click the SMTP radio button.

Enter the email address you want to use in From Email and the name in From Name. This is the email that sends the alerts and the name that appears before the address.

Enter the host name or IP address of the SMTP server to use in Outgoing Mail Server. Enter the SMTP port number in Mail Server Port. Typically, this is 25/465 (secure SMTP) or 587 (submission).

Select the level of security from the Security dropdown list. Options are Plain (No Encryption), SSL (Implicit TLS), or TLS (STARTTLS).

Select SMTP Authentication for TrueNAS to reuse authentication credentials from the SMTP server. Enter the SMTP credentials in the new fields that appear. Typically, Username is the full email address and Password is the password for that account.

Click Send Test Email to verify you receive an email.

Click Save.

To set up the system email using Gmail OAuth, you need to log in to your Gmail account through the TrueNAS web UI.

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Click the GMail OAuth radio button.

Click on Log In To GMail.

The GMail Authorization window opens.

Click Proceed to open the Sign in with Google window.

Select the account to use for authentication or select Use another account.

If prompted, enter the Gmail account credentials. Type in the GMail account to use and click Next. Enter the password for the GMail account you entered.

When the TrueNAS wants to access your Google Account window displays, scroll down and click Allow to complete the set up or Cancel to exit set up and close the window.

After setting up Gmail OAuth authentication, the Email Options screen displays Gmail credentials have been applied and the button changes to Log In To Gmail Again.

Click Send Test Email to verify you receive an email.

Click Save.

If the system email send method is configured, the admin email receives a system health email every night/morning.

You can also add/configure the Email Alert Service to send timely warnings when a system alert hits a warning level that is specified in Alert Settings.

From the Alerts notifications panel, select the settings icon and then Alert Settings, or go to System > Alert Settings.

Locate Email under Alert Services, select the more_vert icon, and then click Edit to open the Edit Alert Service screen.

Add the system email address in the Email Address field.

Use the Level dropdown to adjust the email warning threshold or accept the default Warning.

Use Send Test Alert to generate a test alert and confirm the email address and alert service works.