> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.savemydb.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Notifications

> Get an email when a backup fails.

savemydb can email you the moment a backup job fails, so you find out before you actually need the backup.

## Setting your notification email

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open settings">
    Go to **Settings** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set your notification email">
    Enter the email address that should receive failure alerts. This defaults to your account's login email, but you can change it — for example, to a shared team inbox.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save**. Notifications take effect immediately for any job that fails afterward.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What triggers a notification

savemydb sends an email when a backup job's status is `failed`. Successful backups don't generate a notification, to keep your inbox focused on what actually needs attention.

## What the email includes

* The name of the job that failed
* The specific error message returned

<Tip>
  The error message is usually enough to diagnose the issue directly — see [Backup Failures](/troubleshooting/backup-failures) for common causes and fixes.
</Tip>

## Not receiving notifications?

* Confirm a notification email is actually set in Settings — it's empty by default until you save one
* Check your spam folder
* Confirm the job that failed belongs to the same account where you set the notification email