Low-stock alerts and inventory thresholds
Set global and per-product thresholds, configure when you want alerts, and understand the nightly stock scan cron that powers the alert system.
When a product's stock crosses your alert threshold, VeloCMS emails the tenant owner so you can reorder before you stock out. Alerts fire in two scenarios: (1) immediately after a checkout that drops a variant below threshold, and (2) during the nightly scan at 07:00 UTC, which catches products drifting down through manual edits or returns.
Setting the global threshold
Admin > Settings > Inventory has a single 'Low stock threshold' field. Any product without its own override uses this number. The default is 5 — set it higher if your turnover is fast and you need more lead time, lower if you run a boutique with small batches.
Per-product overrides
The product detail page at Admin > Products > [id] has a 'Stock settings' section. Enter a custom threshold to override the global default for this product specifically — useful when one SKU has a longer lead time or needs a larger safety buffer. The 'Alert me' toggle silences alerts entirely for this product, for fast-movers where you'd rather watch the dashboard manually.
Setting the global threshold to 0 disables all low-stock alerts at the tenant level. Useful during a launch when stock changes hourly and the alert volume would overwhelm the inbox.