# Elastic 6.3.1 and configuring emails so Watcher can send emails rather than just exporting to the local log file
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 8, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050 "2018-07-08T11:25:33Z")
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### Author:  [@jamesl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jamesl)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050/1 "2018-07-08T11:25:33Z")
Hi. I am trying to setup email alerts for my watchers.
I have the following setup in my /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml file:
> xpack.notification.email.account: [elastic@domain.com](mailto:elastic@domain.com)
> profile: gmail
> smtp.auth: true
> smtp.host: [smtp.gmail.com](http://smtp.gmail.com)
> smtp.port: 587
> smtp.user: [alerts@domain.com](mailto:alerts@domain.com)
> smtp.password: apassword
> smtp.starttls.enable: true
> smtp.starttls.required: true
but when I go to restart elasticsearch I see this error message in the startup log and still my watcher shows email as disabled Email. Disabled. Configure elasticsearch.yml.
```
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [profile] did you mean [pidfile]?
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [smtp.user] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [smtp.starttls.required] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [smtp.starttls.enable] please check that any required plugins are installed, or check the breaking changes documentation for removed settings
Suppressed: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: unknown setting [xpack.notification.email.account] did you mean any of [xpack.notification.email.default_account, xpack.notification.jira.default_account, xpack.notification.slack.default_account]?
```
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050/2 "2018-07-08T12:20:03Z")
Hey,
is it possible that your indendation is wrong? Please show the exact configuration or a gist to prove this. See this documentation as an example [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/actions-email.html#gmail](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/actions-email.html#gmail)
--Alex
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### Author:  [@jamesl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jamesl)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050/3 "2018-07-08T12:55:44Z")
Ahh yes thanks.
Went by this and all good now 🙂 Thanks.
I got my first watcher alert via email!
[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/actions-email.html#gmail](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/6.3/actions-email.html#gmail)
```
#
xpack.notification.email.account:
gmail_account:
profile: gmail
smtp:
auth: true
starttls.enable: true
host: smtp.gmail.com
port: 587
user: me@mydomain.com
password: SomePassword
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-6-3-1-and-configuring-emails-so-watcher-can-send-emails-rather-than-just-exporting-to-the-local-log-file/139050/4 "2018-08-05T12:55:46Z")
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