docs: Document how push notifications require a real email address.

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Alex Vandiver
2025-10-06 17:45:33 +00:00
committed by Tim Abbott
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#### Installer options #### Installer options
- `--email=it-team@example.com`: The email address for the **person or team who - `--email=it-team@example.com`: A **real email address for the person
maintains the Zulip installation**. Zulip users on your server will see this or team who maintains the Zulip installation**. Zulip users on your
as the contact email in automated emails, on help pages, on error pages, etc. server will see this as the contact email in automated emails, on
You can later configure a display name for your contact email with the help pages, on error pages, etc. If you use the [Mobile Push
`ZULIP_ADMINISTRATOR` [setting][doc-settings]. Notification Service](mobile-push-notifications.md), this is used as
a point of contact. You can later configure a display name for your
contact email with the `ZULIP_ADMINISTRATOR`
[setting][doc-settings].
- `--hostname=zulip.example.com`: The user-accessible domain name for this Zulip - `--hostname=zulip.example.com`: The user-accessible domain name for this Zulip
server, i.e., what users will type in their web browser. This becomes server, i.e., what users will type in their web browser. This becomes

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outgoing HTTP proxy](deployment.md#customizing-the-outgoing-http-proxy) outgoing HTTP proxy](deployment.md#customizing-the-outgoing-http-proxy)
first. first.
1. Make sure that the `ZULIP_ADMINISTRATOR` setting in your
`/etc/zulip/settings.py` file is a real email address which you
monitor. If the Mobile Push Notification Service needs to contact
you regarding your server, and will use this email address. [See
below](#updating-your-servers-registration) for instructions if
this contact needs to be updated later.
1. Set `ZULIP_SERVICE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS = True` in your 1. Set `ZULIP_SERVICE_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS = True` in your
`/etc/zulip/settings.py` file. Simply uncomment the appropriate line [in `/etc/zulip/settings.py` file. Simply uncomment the appropriate line [in
settings.py][update-settings-docs] by deleting the initial `# `. settings.py][update-settings-docs] by deleting the initial `# `.