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Most of Watchtower’s setup lives in one place. Open Configuration from Project Settings in the sidebar. It’s split into three tabs: Codebase, CI / Repos, and Watchman. Everything here applies to your current workspace; switch workspaces to configure a different one.

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Codebase settings

Controls how Watchtower scans your test source for spec files:

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Environments

Add the environments your team tests against (staging, production, etc.) under Codebase → Environments. Each one has a name, a display label, and a color, and click Add environment to add more. Once configured, environments appear as a filter in the top bar and as a picker when you run Patrol.

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Execution

If your workspace runs tests locally rather than dispatching them to CI, the Execution section lets you choose which framework(s) Patrol should support (Both, Playwright only, or Cypress only) and set the exact command used to run each one, including an ${env} placeholder for the selected environment. This section is hidden entirely on hosted workspaces, since CI runs the workflow committed to your repository instead of a local command.

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Notifications

Under Codebase → Notifications, turn on Email release notifications to get emailed about Patrol results:
  • Notify the repository owner: include the repo’s owner automatically.
  • Additional recipients: add extra email addresses.
  • Send when: every run, or only when the result isn’t GO.
  • On NO-GO: whether a NO-GO result should block release or just warn. This also controls the label shown on the Dashboard’s Release Readiness card.
Release emails require email delivery to be set up for your Watchtower instance. If delivery isn’t configured, notifications are skipped, contact your workspace admin if emails aren’t arriving after you turn this on.

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Repository connections

The CI / Repos tab is where you connect GitHub repositories, choose your test source, and manage existing connections. See Connecting a Repository for the full walkthrough.

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Watchman settings

The Watchman tab shows whether AI analysis is enabled for your workspace, and lets you choose where Watchman posts its review. See Watchman.

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Workspace settings

Rename the current workspace, manage members and roles, review pending invites, or delete the workspace. See Workspaces.

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Account preferences

Open Preferences from your profile menu (or visit the standalone Preferences page) to set:
  • Default view: which view Watchtower opens to (Test Center, Dashboard, Patrol, Compare, Reports, Watchman, or Trash).
  • Default environment: the environment selected by default, or All environments.
  • UI density: Comfortable or Compact.
Click Save preferences to apply your changes.
Profile details like your name, email, and avatar are managed through Manage account in the profile menu, which opens your account’s own profile settings rather than a Watchtower-specific form.