Quick Start

Use this page when you are ready to move from product understanding into setup.

Recommended reading order: If you are new to the product, read Start Here and Core Concepts first. Then come back here for the step-by-step setup work.

One-time setup

Step 1

Register account

Create your user account and confirm your email.

Step 2

Create organization

Set up the organization that owns the watches, users, and notifications.

Step 3

Add users

Invite the people who will configure watches and respond to monitoring events.

Step 4

Create mailing list

Define where Automation Watchdog should send alert and recovery notifications.

Step 5

Create API token

Create organization-scoped credentials that your automations will use to check in.

Step 6

Configure automation environment

Set the endpoint, token, environment flag, and shared assets used by your workflows.

Repeat for each workflow or monitoring design

Step 7

Create a watch

Choose the watch type, monitoring mode, activation model, and timing rules.

Step 8

Add check-ins to the workflow

Integrate the workflow so it reports its progress, outcomes, and run context.

Step 9

Test and deploy

Validate the integration in non-production, then promote the workflow confidently.

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