From: Arthur Bied-Charreton <a.bied-charreton@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH pve-docs 1/1] notifications: Add section about OAuth2 to SMTP targets docs
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:04:15 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260213160415.609868-18-a.bied-charreton@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260213160415.609868-1-a.bied-charreton@proxmox.com>
Document the new config entries and the requirements to use XOAUTH2 for SMTP
notification targets, and add notes/warnings to communicate that:
1. User intervention is required for initial OAuth2 target setup, and
2. Microsoft OAuth2 apps *must not* be configured as SPAs by the user,
since it would prevent PVE from automatically extending the refresh
token's lifetime
Signed-off-by: Arthur Bied-Charreton <a.bied-charreton@proxmox.com>
---
notifications.adoc | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 99 insertions(+)
diff --git a/notifications.adoc b/notifications.adoc
index 801b327..1ff0552 100644
--- a/notifications.adoc
+++ b/notifications.adoc
@@ -108,10 +108,17 @@ The configuration for SMTP target plugins has the following options:
* `from-address`: Sets the From-address of the email. SMTP relays might require
that this address is owned by the user in order to avoid spoofing. The `From`
header in the email will be set to `$author <$from-address>`.
+* `auth-method`: Sets the authentication method (`plain`, `google-oauth2` or
+ `microsoft-oauth2`).
* `username`: Username to use during authentication. If no username is set,
no authentication will be performed. The PLAIN and LOGIN authentication
methods are supported.
* `password`: Password to use when authenticating.
+* `oauth2-client-id`: Client ID for the OAuth2 application, if applicable.
+* `oauth2-client-secret`: Client secret for the OAuth2 application, if
+ applicable.
+* `oauth2-tenant-id`: Tenant ID for the OAuth2 application, if applicable.
+ Only required for Microsoft OAuth2.
* `mode`: Sets the encryption mode (`insecure`, `starttls` or `tls`). Defaults
to `tls`.
* `server`: Address/IP of the SMTP relay.
@@ -140,6 +147,98 @@ smtp: example
password somepassword
----
+[[notification_targets_smtp_oauth2]]
+==== OAuth2 Authentication
+
+{pve} supports OAuth2 authentication for SMTP targets via the XOAUTH2
+mechanism. This is currently available for Google and Microsoft mail providers.
+
+===== Creating an OAuth2 Application
+
+Before configuring OAuth2 in {pve}, you must register an OAuth2 application
+with your mail provider:
+
+* https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/web-server[Google]
+* https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity-platform/quickstart-register-app[Microsoft Entra ID]
+
+Choose *Web application* as application type.
+
+During registration, add a redirect URI pointing to the {pve} web interface
+URL from which you will perform the authorization flow, for example:
+
+* `https://pve1.yourdomain.com:8006`
+* `https://localhost:8006`
+
+You can add multiple redirect URIs to allow the authorization flow to work from
+any cluster node.
+
+NOTE: Google does not allow bare IP addresses as redirect URIs. See
+<<notification_targets_smtp_oauth2_google,Google-specific setup>> below for a
+workaround.
+
+===== Configuring OAuth2 in {pve}
+
+In the web UI, open the notification target's edit panel and select
+`OAuth2 (Google)` or `OAuth2 (Microsoft)` as the authentication method. Fill in
+the client ID and secret. For Microsoft, also fill in the tenant ID.
+
+Click *Authenticate*. This opens a new window where you can sign in with your
+mail provider and grant the requested permissions. On success, a refresh token
+is obtained and stored.
+
+Token refresh happens automatically, at least once every 24 hours. If the token
+expires due to extended cluster downtime or is revoked, you will need to
+re-authenticate: open the notification target's edit panel, fill in your client
+secret, and click *Authenticate* again.
+
+NOTE: OAuth2 cannot be configured through direct configuration file editing. Use
+the web interface, or alternatively `pvesh`, to configure OAuth2 targets. Note
+that when using `pvesh`, you are responsible for providing the initial refresh
+token.
+
+----
+pvesh create /cluster/notifications/endpoints/smtp \
+ --name oauth2-smtp \
+ --server smtp.example.com \
+ --from-address from@example.com \
+ --mailto-user root@pam \
+ --auth-method google-oauth2 \
+ --oauth2-client-id <client ID> \
+ --oauth2-client-secret <client secret> \
+ --oauth2-refresh-token <refresh token>
+----
+
+For Microsoft, use `--auth-method microsoft-oauth2` and add
+`--oauth2-tenant-id <tenant ID>`.
+
+[[notification_targets_smtp_oauth2_google]]
+===== Google
+
+Google does not allow bare IP addresses as redirect URIs. To work around this,
+add an entry to `/etc/hosts` *on the machine where your browser is running*,
+i.e., your local workstation.
+
+----
+# Replace <IP> with the IP address of your PVE node
+<IP> local.oauth2-redirect.com
+----
+
+You can now register `https://local.oauth2-redirect.com:8006` as a redirect
+URI in your Google OAuth2 application, and use that same URL in the browser
+when accessing the {pve} web interface to perform the authorization flow.
+
+[[notification_targets_smtp_oauth2_microsoft]]
+===== Microsoft
+
+WARNING: For Microsoft, the application must *not* be registered as a
+Single-Page Application (SPA). {pve} requires long-lived refresh tokens, and
+Microsoft does not allow extending the lifetime of refresh tokens granted for
+SPAs.
+
+Register your OAuth2 application as a standard *Web* application in the Entra
+admin center. In addition to the client ID and secret, you will also need the
+*tenant ID* from your application registration.
+
[[notification_targets_gotify]]
Gotify
~~~~~~
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-16 7:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-13 16:03 [PATCH cluster/docs/manager/proxmox{,-perl-rs,-widget-toolkit} 00/17] fix #7238: Add XOAUTH2 authentication support for SMTP notification targets Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:03 ` [PATCH proxmox 1/7] notify (smtp): Introduce xoauth2 module Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 2/7] notify (smtp): Introduce state module Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 3/7] notify (smtp): Factor out transport building logic into own function Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 4/7] notify (smtp): Update API with OAuth2 parameters Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 5/7] notify (smtp): Add state handling logic Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 6/7] notify (smtp): Add XOAUTH2 authentication support Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox 7/7] notify (smtp): Add logging and state-related error types Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox-perl-rs 1/1] notify (smtp): add oauth2 parameters to bindings Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox-widget-toolkit 1/2] utils: Add OAuth2 flow handlers Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH proxmox-widget-toolkit 2/2] notifications: Add opt-in OAuth2 support for SMTP targets Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-manager 1/5] notifications: Add OAuth2 parameters to schema and add/update endpoints Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-manager 2/5] notifications: Add trigger-state-refresh endpoint Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-manager 3/5] notifications: Trigger notification target refresh in pveupdate Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-manager 4/5] notifications: Handle OAuth2 callback in login handler Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-manager 5/5] notifications: Opt into OAuth2 authentication Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` [PATCH pve-cluster 1/1] notifications: Add refresh_targets subroutine to PVE::Notify Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-13 16:04 ` Arthur Bied-Charreton [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-02-04 16:13 [RFC cluster/docs/manager/proxmox{,-perl-rs,-widget-toolkit} 00/15] fix #7238: Add XOAUTH2 authentication support for SMTP notification targets Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-04 16:13 ` [PATCH pve-docs 1/1] notifications: Add section about OAuth2 to SMTP targets docs Arthur Bied-Charreton
2026-02-11 10:06 ` Lukas Wagner
2026-02-11 13:15 ` Arthur Bied-Charreton
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