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How to Subscribe to OCI Announcements Emails

This guide explains how to subscribe to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) announcements and receive them by email. The screenshots use the Singapore region as an example.

Important: Before creating the subscription, make sure the current compartment is the root compartment. It should appear as <tenancy name> (root).

Open the Announcements subscription page

  1. Open the region drop-down menu.
  2. Select the target region. In this example, select Singapore.
  3. Click the Bell icon.
Select the target OCI region, then click the Notifications bell icon.
Select the target OCI region, then click the Notifications bell icon.
  1. Click Subscriptions.
Open Announcements and select Subscriptions.
Open Announcements and select Subscriptions.
  1. Verify that the current compartment is the root compartment. It should display as <tenancy name> (root). Change it to the root compartment if necessary.
  2. Click Create announcement subscription.
Confirm that the root compartment is selected, then create an announcement subscription.
Confirm that the root compartment is selected, then create an announcement subscription.

Configure the announcement subscription

  1. Enter an announcement subscription name. Include the tenancy name and region where practical. Example: CompanyA-SIN-Announcement-Subscription.
  2. Enter a description.
  3. Select All announcements.
  4. Change the time zone to UTC +07:00 Bangkok.
Enter the subscription details, select All announcements, and set the time zone.
Enter the subscription details, select All announcements, and set the time zone.

Create a Notifications topic

  1. Select Create new topic.
  2. Enter a topic name. Include the region in the name where practical. Example: SIN.
  3. Enter a description.
Create a new Notifications topic and enter its name and description.
Create a new Notifications topic and enter its name and description.

Add email recipients and create the subscription

  1. Enter an email address. This can be a team alias or an individual address. A team alias is recommended because membership can be managed through Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
  2. To add another email address, click Add subscription, then enter the additional address.
  3. Review the information entered in steps 7 through 15, then click Create.
Add one or more email addresses, review the settings, and click Create.
Add one or more email addresses, review the settings, and click Create.

Open the Notifications topic

  1. On the Announcement Subscription details page, click the blue Notifications topic link.
Open the Notifications topic from the announcement subscription details page.
Open the Notifications topic from the announcement subscription details page.

Confirm the email subscription

  1. Click the Subscriptions tab.
  2. Confirm that the subscription state is Pending. Email verification is required before it becomes active.
The email subscription remains Pending until the recipient confirms it.
The email subscription remains Pending until the recipient confirms it.
  1. Check the recipient inbox for an email with the subject Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Notifications Service Subscription Confirmation.
Open the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Notifications Service Subscription Confirmation email.
Open the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Notifications Service Subscription Confirmation email.
  1. Click Confirm subscription in the email.
Click Confirm subscription in the confirmation email.
Click Confirm subscription in the confirmation email.
  1. A Subscription confirmed message appears.
A confirmation page appears after the email subscription is verified.
A confirmation page appears after the email subscription is verified.
  1. Return to OCI and verify that the subscription state has changed from Pending to Active.
The subscription state changes from Pending to Active.
The subscription state changes from Pending to Active.

Repeat for other regions

  1. You have successfully subscribed to OCI announcements for the Singapore region.
  2. Repeat steps 6 through 23 for each additional region that requires an email subscription.
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