Custom email template for GitHub notifications

[gauravchaudhari02]

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Hi All,
Generally, we receive notifications from GitHub about any activity performed on our subscribed repository such as push, pull request/ issue activities, mentions. but, the notification email has a default template defined/created by GitHub. is there any way, we can add a custom email template for such notifications?

My GitHub Instance - GitHub Enterprise Server 3.5.1

Thanks in advance. 😃

[james-ecd]

To customize the email template used for notifications in GitHub Enterprise Server 3.5.1, you can follow these general steps:

1. Log in to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance with administrative access.
2. Navigate to the instance settings by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen and selecting "Management Console".
3. Select the "Email Settings" tab from the left sidebar.
4. Under the "Email Templates" section, click on the "Customize" button to edit the default email template.
5. Use the text editor to make any desired changes to the email template. You can use variables to insert dynamic content, such as the repository name, the user who triggered the notification, or the type of activity that triggered the notification.
6. Preview the customized email template by clicking on the "Preview" button.
7. Once you are satisfied with your changes, click "Save" to save the new email template.

[aimanfazal]

GitHub Enterprise Server does not provide a supported way to replace the built-in notification email templates with custom HTML/text templates.

For GHES 3.5.1, administrators can configure email delivery under:

Management Console → Settings → Email

These settings control SMTP/email delivery, not the content or layout of GitHub's notification emails. [GitHub Enterprise Server — Configuring email for notifications](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/configuring-settings/configuring-user-applications-for-your-enterprise/configuring-email-for-notifications?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

If custom notification content or branding is required, it would need to be handled outside GitHub, such as through mail-server processing or a separate notification system.

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