DSM 7.1 can send email alerts to notify you about system events such as failed drives, low storage, temperature warnings, or unauthorized login attempts.
Setting up email notifications requires linking DSM to an SMTP provider such as Gmail, Outlook, or your own self-hosted mail server.
Quick Answer
Go to Control Panel > Notifications, check Enable Email Notifications, choose your email provider, sign in, add a recipient address, and click Apply to save.
Step 1: Open Notification Settings
From the DSM desktop, open Control Panel and click Notifications to open the notification configuration panel for your Synology NAS device.
The Notifications panel opens with the Email tab selected by default. The other tabs in the panel cover SMS, Push notifications, and notification rules.
Step 2: Enable and Configure Email
Check the box labeled Enable Email Notifications to activate the system, then open the provider dropdown and select your email service from the available options.
Available options include Gmail, Outlook, and a Custom SMTP option for your own mail provider, private server, or any SMTP relay service you already use.
After selecting your provider, click Sign In or enter your SMTP server address, port, username, and app password to complete the authentication step.
Step 3: Configure Recipients
After authenticating, choose a subject prefix for notification emails, such as NAS Alert or Synology, so you can easily filter them in your inbox later.
Enter the recipient email address in the field provided. Synology recommends using the administrator’s email so no critical system alerts get missed.
You can also enable a checkbox to send welcome emails to new users added to the NAS, using the same SMTP connection you just configured above.
Step 4: Apply and Test
Click Apply in the bottom-right corner to save your email notification settings. DSM will confirm the settings have been saved to the Notifications panel.
Click Send Test Email after saving. A test message will arrive at the recipient address within a minute if the SMTP configuration is correct and working.
Setting Notification Rules
Click the Rules tab inside the Notifications panel to control which specific system events trigger an email notification to your configured recipient.
Events you can enable include disk errors, RAID degradation, temperature warnings, backup completion, login failures, and low storage threshold alerts.
Enabling only the most critical rules reduces inbox noise while ensuring you still get alerted to anything that requires your immediate attention on the NAS.