diff --git a/docs/administration-guide/02-setting-up-email.md b/docs/administration-guide/02-setting-up-email.md index 0e33cecb78ab5fc99cf10ac4d0fca9096ce546c2..3b64d6758d09e19c9ed2e7f1fd6e3e284c4fa7ea 100644 --- a/docs/administration-guide/02-setting-up-email.md +++ b/docs/administration-guide/02-setting-up-email.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ ## Setting up Email -Once you connect your database to Metabase, you'll want to configure an email account to send system notifications to your organization's users. Metabase uses email to reset passwords, onboard new users, and notify you when something happens. +Once you connect your database to Metabase, you'll want to configure an email account to send system notifications to your organization's users. Metabase uses email to reset passwords, onboard new users, and notify you when something happens. ### Configuring your Email Account @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ You should see this form:  **If you use Google Apps:** + * In the **SMTP host** field, enter smtp.gmail.com * Fill in 465 for the **SMTP port** field * For the **SMTP Security** field, enter **SSL** @@ -22,20 +23,23 @@ You should see this form: * Enter the email address you would like to be used as the sender of system notifications in the **From Address* field. **If you use Amazon SES:** + * Log on to [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ses](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ses). -* Click **SMTP Settings** from the navigation pane. +* Click **SMTP Settings** from the navigation pane. * Select **Create My SMTP Credentials** in the content pane. -* Create a user in the **Create User for SMTP** dialog box and then click **Create**. +* Create a user in the **Create User for SMTP** dialog box and then click **Create**. * Next, select **Show User SMTP Credentials** to view the user's SMTP credentials. * Go back to the Metabase Admin Panel form and enter the info there. **If you use Mandrill:** + * Log in to your Mandrill account and locate your credentials from the **SMTP & API Info** page there. * Your SMTP password is any active API key for your account — *not* your Mandrill password. -* Although Mandrill lists **port 587**, [any port supported by Mandrill](https://mandrill.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205582167-What-SMTP-ports-can-I-use-) will work for SMTP email. +* Although Mandrill lists **port 587**, [any port supported by Mandrill](https://mandrill.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205582167-What-SMTP-ports-can-I-use-) will work for SMTP email. * Now you can go back to the Metabase Admin Panel form and enter the info there. **No matter which email provider you use,** + * SSL is strongly recommended because it’s more secure and gives your account extra protection from threats. * If your email service has a whitelist of email addresses that are allowed to send email, be sure to whitelist the email address that you put in the **From Address** field to ensure you and your teammates receive all emails from Metabase. diff --git a/docs/administration-guide/start.md b/docs/administration-guide/start.md index 9927492685d9dc52d4b568e2ed4c41bdca5aa186..1b02872bae9be59554a5d6e51035f14357dae20b 100644 --- a/docs/administration-guide/start.md +++ b/docs/administration-guide/start.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Are you in charge of managing Metabase for your organization? Then you're in the * [Configure settings](06-configuration-settings.md) * [Setting up Slack Integration](07-setting-up-slack.md) -First things first, you'll need to install Metabase. If you haven’t done that yet, our [Installation Guide](../operations-guide/start.md#installing-metabase) will help you through the process. +First things first, you'll need to install Metabase. If you haven’t done that yet, our [Installation Guide](../operations-guide/start.md#installing-and-running-metabase) will help you through the process. Already done with that? Then let’s start with going over [connecting Metabase to your database](01-managing-databases.md). diff --git a/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-elastic-beanstalk.md b/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-elastic-beanstalk.md index 59ba440c08745b569ef88038a33371cc906b84b4..3f999ad73b22ef611f15b00e5d50fc7b9c1bcace 100644 --- a/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-elastic-beanstalk.md +++ b/docs/operations-guide/running-metabase-on-elastic-beanstalk.md @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Here's each step: 1. Go to Elastic Beanstalk and select your `Metabase` application * Click on `Application Versions` on the left nav (you can also choose `Application Versions` from the dropdown at the top of the page) * Download the latest Metabase Elastic Beanstalk deployment file - * https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.metabase.com/v0.13.0/aws-elastic-beanstalk.zip + * https://s3.amazonaws.com/downloads.metabase.com/v0.13.0/metabase-aws-eb.zip * Upload a new Application Version * Click the `Upload` button on the upper right side of the listing * Give the new version a name, ideally including the Metabase version number (e.g. v0.13.0) diff --git a/docs/users-guide/start.md b/docs/users-guide/start.md index 6201afd049902107179afd8f81d4007e02b51ff0..c441a231039f6eec0cb69717f0ce77abd689fe15 100644 --- a/docs/users-guide/start.md +++ b/docs/users-guide/start.md @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ > [Tips on creating useful dashboards](06-dashboard-tips.md) -> [Some helpful tips on building your data model](07-data-model-reference.md) +> [Using Pulses for daily emails](07-pulses.md) -Let's get started with an overview of [What Metabase does](01-what-is-metabase.md). \ No newline at end of file +> [Some helpful tips on building your data model](08-data-model-reference.md) + +Let's get started with an overview of [What Metabase does](01-what-is-metabase.md).