From 01f6c48583d52042bdfd3b74e375cdbc6ffa5379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: maxDorninger <97409287+maxDorninger@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 20:28:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] update documentation to include the configuration of the
 notification module

---
 Writerside/topics/authentication-setup.md  |  5 ++
 Writerside/topics/configuration-backend.md | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Writerside/topics/authentication-setup.md b/Writerside/topics/authentication-setup.md
index 5153315..c230ceb 100644
--- a/Writerside/topics/authentication-setup.md
+++ b/Writerside/topics/authentication-setup.md
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ A list of email addresses for administrator accounts. This is a required field.
 
 The URL the frontend will be accessed from. This is a required field. Example: `https://mediamanager.example/`.
 
+## `AUTH_EMAIL_PASSWORD_RESETS`
+
+Toggle for enabling password resets via email. If users request a password reset in case they forgot their password,
+they will be sent an email with a link to reset it. Default is `FALSE`.
+
 <note>
 On login/registration, every user whose email is in <code>AUTH_ADMIN_EMAIL</code> will be granted admin privileges.
 Users whose email is not in <code>AUTH_ADMIN_EMAIL</code> will be regular users and will need to be verified by an administrator,
diff --git a/Writerside/topics/configuration-backend.md b/Writerside/topics/configuration-backend.md
index b8b32d8..0c639d3 100644
--- a/Writerside/topics/configuration-backend.md
+++ b/Writerside/topics/configuration-backend.md
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Password for QBittorrent. Default is `admin`.
 
 ## Metadata Provider Settings
 
-
 <note>
    Note the lack of a trailing slash in some env vars like <code>TMDB_RELAY_URL</code>. This is important.
 </note>
@@ -145,6 +144,74 @@ Location of movie files. Default is `/data/movies`.
 
 Location of torrent files and downloads. Default is `/data/torrents`.
 
+## Email Settings
+
+For sending emails, MediaManager uses the SMTP protocol. You can use any SMTP server, like Gmail or SMTP2GO.
+
+### `EMAIL_SMTP_HOST`
+
+Hostname of the SMTP server.
+
+### `EMAIL_SMTP_PORT`
+
+Port of the SMTP server.
+
+### `EMAIL_SMTP_USER`
+
+Username for the SMTP server.
+
+### `EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD`
+
+Password for the SMTP server.
+
+### `EMAIL_FROM_EMAIL`
+
+Email address from which emails will be sent.
+
+### `EMAIL_USE_TLS`
+
+Set to `True` to use TLS for the SMTP connection. Default is `False`.
+For secure connections, use TLS.
+
+## Notification Settings
+
+MediaManager can send Notifications via email, ntfy.sh, Pushover and Gotify. You can enable any of these.
+To enable a notification method, set the corresponding environment variables.
+
+### Email
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_EMAIL`
+
+If set notifications will be sent via email to this email address.
+Example: `notifications@example.com`.
+
+### Gotify
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_GOTIFY_API_KEY`
+
+API key for Gotify.
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_GOTIFY_URL`
+
+Base URL of your Gotify instance. Example: `https://gotify.example.com`.
+Note the lack of a trailing slash.
+
+### Ntfy
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_NTFY_URL`
+
+URL of your ntfy instance + the topic. Example `https://ntfy.sh/your-topic`.
+
+### Pushover
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_PUSHOVER_API_KEY`
+
+API key for Pushover.
+
+#### `NOTIFICATION_PUSHOVER_USER`
+
+Username for Pushover.
+
 ## Build Arguments (Dockerfile)
 
 ### `VERSION`