# Need to know about Watcher configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-alerting\
**Created:** [December 15, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289 "2015-12-15T23:50:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![asifalis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/asifalis/32/6478_2.png) [@asifalis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asifalis)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289/1 "2015-12-15T23:50:17Z")

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Hi Elastic Team.

I have installed ELK and its working fine as expected, just need know about Watcher plugin and its configuration how it works, hope one of you team member provide me good stuff to setup Watcher in details.

Thanks

Asif ALi

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2015, 11:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289/2 "2015-12-15T23:58:28Z")

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Have you been over [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/watcher/current/index.html)

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**Author:** ![asifalis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/asifalis/32/6478_2.png) [@asifalis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asifalis)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289/3 "2015-12-16T00:02:47Z")

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Thanks Warkolm,

I am exploring the mentioned site that is good for start, have you an other idea about any open source products which will be work with ELK for email alerts ? Watcher is commercial but I want to open source.

Asif Ali.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-know-about-watcher-configuration/37289/4 "2017-07-06T13:47:46Z")

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