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# Alert notifications
# Paging and notifications
GitLab can react to alerts triggered from your applications. When an alert is
When there is a new alert or incident, it is important for a responder to be notified
triggered in GitLab by [managed-Prometheus](../../user/project/integrations/prometheus.md#managed-prometheus-on-kubernetes)
immediately so they can triage and respond to the problem. Responders can receive
or triggered using an external source and received with an integration, it's
notifications using the methods described on this page.
important for a responder to be notified.
Responders can receive notifications using the methods described on this page.
## Slack notifications
## Slack notifications
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216326) in GitLab 13.1.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216326) in GitLab 13.1.
You can be alerted by a Slack message when a new alert has been triggered.
Responders can be paged via Slack using the
[Slack Notifications Service](../../user/project/integrations/slack.md), which you
For setup information, see the [Slack Notifications Service docs](../../user/project/integrations/slack.md).
can configure for new alerts and new incidents. After configuring, responders
receive a **single** page via Slack. To set up Slack notifications on your mobile
device, make sure to enable notifications for the Slack app on your phone so
you never miss a page.
## Email notifications
## Email notifications
If a project has been [configured to create incidents for triggered alerts](incidents.md#configure-incidents),
Email notifications are available in projects that have been
projects members with the _Owner_ or _Maintainer_ role will be sent an email
[configured to create incidents automatically](incidents.md#configure-incidents)
notification. To send additional email notifications to project members with the
for triggered alerts. Project members with the **Owner** or **Maintainer** roles are
Developer role:
sent an email notification automatically. (This is not configurable.) To optionally
send additional email notifications to project members with the **Developer** role: