# Alerting and Notifications

Couchdrop has three different mechanisms for alerting and notifications. Each is independant of the other and is managed slightly differently.&#x20;

## Global Alerting

Global alerting lives across the tenant and provides the broadest framework for providing notifications on events. You can configure global alerting to notify users when:

* A file is uploaded or downloaded
* A user logs in
* An event fails

These notifications are configured under **Administration --> Reporting --> Alerting**

Notifications are either by email or via web hooks. Couchdrop expects a HTTP 200 response to web hooks or else it will retry 15 times with an exponential backoff.

## Folder Alerting

Folder alerting offers the same alerting facilities as Global Alerting, but they are configured and bound to a folder and its children.&#x20;

Folder alerting is configured through the **manage folder** menu and can be configured globally as folder settings under **Administration --> Permissions.**&#x20;

Folder alerting supports the following events:

* A file is uploaded or downloaded
* An event fails

## File Actions

Alerting can also be configured as an action in File Actions.&#x20;