This document will walk you through how to set up SMTP for your Diskover system. Setting up SMTP enables you to set notifications for successful, failed, or long running tasks.

Prerequisites:

• SMTP server

• User / pass credentials

• Port 465 for SSL / Port 567 for TLS

Setup:

Navigate to Diskover Admin by clicking the Gear icon in the top right of your Diskover Page. Click System Configuration, this will take you to Diskover Admin.

In the left pane, expand System, then SMTP.

1. Configure the following fields:

   1. SMTP Host

   2. SMTP Port

   3. Security Protocol

   4. Username / Password

   5. Email addresses to receive automated notifications

2. Click Save

In the left pane, expand Diskoverd, then the name of your Task Worker you’d like to get notifications from.

1. Under Task Notifications, you’ll want to configure the following settings:

   1. Senders email

   2. Notifications for task successes / failures / long running tasks

   3. For long running tasks, you’re able to configure when you get emails. If the task runs longer than the configured time, an email will be sent out.

2. Click Save.

3. Restart your Task Worker(s).

Navigate to your Task Panel so we can edit your task(s).

1. Edit the task by clicking the arrow next to Info.

2. At the very bottom of the task, enter the email address(es).

3. Click Update Task.

4. Either run the task by clicking the arrow next to Info, and Run Now. Or, allow this task to kick off during its schedule.

Troubleshooting:

If you’re not seeing emails come through, its best to check your /var/log/diskoverd/diskoverd_subproc.log after a task has finished. Inside of here, you will see errors that could indicate you have incorrect credentials, or incorrect security protocol. For example:

Sep 23 03:40:42 ip-10-0-3-9.ec2.internal python3[69150]: 2025-09-23 03:40:42,783 - diskover.d - ERROR - [worker-ip-10-0-3-9.ec2.internal][do_work_thread_1] Error sending email: (535, b'5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. For more information, go to\n5.7.8  https://support.google.com/mail/?p=BadCredentials 6a1803df08f44-793446acfb2sm84908276d6.8 - gsmtp')