> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://training-docs.cerebras.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Configure Notifications

> Learn how to configure email, Slack, or PagerDuty notifications for your jobs.

In your Trainer configuration (YAML) file, you can configure notifications for training and fine-tuning jobs under the [`backend`](../../rel-2.5.0/model-zoo/trainer-configuration-overview#backend) key.

Modify your Trainer configuration file to include the `notifications` parameter. Use the tabs to see examples for each option:

<CodeGroup>
  ```yaml email theme={null}
  trainer:
    init:
      model_dir: /model
      backend:
        backend_type: CSX
        cluster_config:
          num_csx: 1
          notifications: 
            - mailto:
                - "my_email_address@cerebras.com"
  ```

  ```yaml Slack theme={null}
  trainer:
    init:
      model_dir: /model
      backend:
        backend_type: CSX
        cluster_config:
          num_csx: 1
          notifications: 
            - slack:
                - "<webhook URL>"
  ```

  ```yaml PagerDuty theme={null}
  trainer:
    init:
      model_dir: /model
      backend:
        backend_type: CSX
        cluster_config:
          num_csx: 1
          notifications: 
            - pagerduty:
                - "<routing key>"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Note>
  This notification system is specific to training and fine-tuning workflows and is not compatible with data preprocessing jobs. Currently, these notifications will only forward error messages.
</Note>