Create an Email Source

Before you start

• Have a real alert email from the system you want to ingest.
• Know which sender addresses should be allowed to deliver into the source.

Do this

1. In Alerts, create a new source and choose the email source kind.
2. Name the source after the tool or mailbox responders will recognize.
3. Add the sender allowlist and any subject prefix rules you need.
4. Save the source and copy the generated address or delivery instructions.
5. Forward one real alert email or trigger a test email from the sending system.
6. Wait for Beacon to capture the sample email before you move on to mapping and routing.

Check it worked

• The source saves successfully.
• Beacon shows that it captured a sample email.
• The captured message matches the sender and format you expected.

If it does not work

• If the sample never arrives, verify the sender address and any mail-forwarding rules.
• If the wrong mail is being accepted, tighten the allowlist before you use the source in production.
• If the email format is inconsistent, capture a cleaner example before you map fields.

Next

• Map and route alerts
• Use diagnostics and replay