From 909d57b502d7d0d95d687e29a36b2ee0ffd9bc97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rounak Dhillon <162090200+RounakDhillon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:58:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: SMTP Note Addition (#22360)
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Co-authored-by: “Rounak <“rounakpreet.d@deuexsolutions.com”>
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 .../v1.7.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md       | 6 ++++++
 .../v1.8.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md       | 6 ++++++
 .../quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md              | 6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
index 40cf324f9f6..b6384fdfd3b 100644
--- a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
+++ b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.7.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ alt="Email Configuration"
 caption="Email Configuration"
 /%}
 
+{% note %}
+
+If you encounter issues connecting to the SMTP server, ensure that the correct Certificate Authority (CA) is configured to trust the SMTP host. Additionally, use the DNS hostname instead of the IP address in the SMTP server endpoint configuration to avoid certificate validation errors.
+
+{% /note %}
+
 ### Inviting Users
 
 After metadata has been ingested into OpenMetadata, you can [invite users](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/teams-and-users/invite-users) to collaborate on the data and assign different roles.
diff --git a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
index b0fa1a63b9e..e1784657f20 100644
--- a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
+++ b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.8.x/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ alt="Email Configuration"
 caption="Email Configuration"
 /%}
 
+{% note %}
+
+If you encounter issues connecting to the SMTP server, ensure that the correct Certificate Authority (CA) is configured to trust the SMTP host. Additionally, use the DNS hostname instead of the IP address in the SMTP server endpoint configuration to avoid certificate validation errors.
+
+{% /note %}
+
 ### Inviting Users
 
 After metadata has been ingested into OpenMetadata, you can [invite users](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/teams-and-users/invite-users) to collaborate on the data and assign different roles.
diff --git a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.9.x-SNAPSHOT/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.9.x-SNAPSHOT/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
index 7b97e7a868a..f17bbad789b 100644
--- a/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.9.x-SNAPSHOT/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
+++ b/openmetadata-docs/content/v1.9.x-SNAPSHOT/quick-start/getting-started/day-1/index.md
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ alt="Email Configuration"
 caption="Email Configuration"
 /%}
 
+{% note %}
+
+If you encounter issues connecting to the SMTP server, ensure that the correct Certificate Authority (CA) is configured to trust the SMTP host. Additionally, use the DNS hostname instead of the IP address in the SMTP server endpoint configuration to avoid certificate validation errors.
+
+{% /note %}
+
 ### Inviting Users
 
 After metadata has been ingested into OpenMetadata, you can [invite users](/how-to-guides/admin-guide/teams-and-users/invite-users) to collaborate on the data and assign different roles.