GitLab Dedicated users and notifications

Add Switchboard users

Administrators can add Switchboard users to their GitLab Dedicated instance. There are two types of users:

• Read only: Users can only view instance data.
• Admin: Users can edit the instance configuration and manage users.

To add a new user to your GitLab Dedicated instance:

1. Sign in to Switchboard.
2. From the top of the page, select Users.
3. Select New user.
4. Enter the Email and select a Role for the user.
5. Select Create.

An invitation to use Switchboard is sent to the user.

Manage notification preferences

You can specify whether you want to receive email notifications from Switchboard. You will only receive notifications after you:

• Receive an email invitation and first sign in to Switchboard.
• Set up a password and two-factor authentication (2FA) for your user account.

To manage your own email notification preferences:

1. From any page, open the dropdown next to your user name.
2. To stop receiving email notifications, select Toggle email notifications off.
3. To resume receiving email notifications, select Toggle email notifications on.

You will see an alert confirming that your notification preferences have been updated.

SMTP email service

You can configure an SMTP email service for your GitLab Dedicated instance.

To configure an SMTP email service, submit a support ticket with the credentials and settings for your SMTP server.