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@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ eleventyNavigation:
 
 By default, Codeberg will send notifications to your registered email addresses.
 
+{% admonition "Tip" %}
+
+This section only concerns your Codeberg account and will not affect the commits you do not make on the website.
+If you don't know how to **configure your name and email in Git**, take a look at the ["Configuring Git" guide](../git/configuring-git.md).
+
+{% endadmonition %}
+
 ## Configuring all notifications
 
 To change your notification preferences, go to your [Account Settings](https://codeberg.org/user/settings/account) or manually navigate to the settings page.