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title: Minimum Configuration
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# Minimum configuration


When creating the first alert you will be guided through configuring everything necessary for alerting to be enabled. Overall, the minimum general configuration needed is:

- Configure an integration for sending notifications in [Integrations configuration](https://explorations.bitdrift.io/admin#integrations){:target="\_blank"}.
    - For Slack, make sure you invite the `@bitdrift` Slack app into the channel(s) you want to send the notification to.
    - For PagerDuty, add the Routing Key from your PagerDuty service (Enterprise plans only).
    - For AWS SNS, add the ARN of your SNS topic and configure the required IAM policy (Enterprise plans only).
- Configure a [notification group](https://explorations.bitdrift.dev/admin#notificationGroups){:target="\_blank"} that defines where notifications will be sent. A notification group can include any combination of Slack channels, PagerDuty services, and SNS topics.
- When creating an alert (by selecting `Create alert` in the top right of any chart in any workflow) select the desired setting and a notification group created earlier.