YouTrack Standalone 2017.3 Help

Enable Email Notifications

On the Global Settings page, you configure the connection between YouTrack and a mail server. This enables notifications in YouTrack over email.

SMTP settings

To enable email notifications:

  1. Select the Enable checkbox for Email.

  2. Enter values for the following settings:

    Setting

    Description

    SMTP Host

    Enter the server address of your SMTP server.

    SMTP Port

    Enter the connection port for the SMTP server.

    Mail Protocol

    Select the protocol that is used by your SMTP server.

    SMTP Login

    Enter the username of the account that is used to access the SMTP server.

    SMTP Password

    Click the Change password button to specify the password for account that is used to access the SMTP server.

    Select SSL Key

    Select a previously uploaded SSL key or trusted certificate for secure connection to your mail server. For details, see SSL Keystores.

    Server 'From' Email

    Enter an email address to use as the 'From' address for email notifications. For more information about email 'From' addresses, see Email 'From' Addresses.

  3. When finished, click the Save button.

  4. Test the connection.
    • Click the Send test message button.

    • Enter an email address to which the test message should be sent.

      Send test message to email address

    • Click the Send button.

  5. Check the email account that you sent the test message to and verify that the message was delivered.
    • If successful, the connection to your external mail service is configured and ready for use.

    • If unsuccessful, update your settings and test the connection until the message delivery is successful.

Last modified: 7 March 2019