# Configure Content Compliance Rules

A Content Compliance rule in Google Workspace is a predefined set of text, numerical patterns, or text patterns. You can set up rules to match the predefined text. 

You must create the following compliance rules and SMTP relay service to set up Gmail DLP.

* [Content Compliance Rule for Monitoring](https://help.nightfall.ai/gmail/installation/content_compliance_rules/monitroring): This rule monitors outgoing emails.
* [Content Compliance Rule for Quarantine](https://help.nightfall.ai/gmail/installation/content_compliance_rules/quarantine): This rule is only required if you wish to use the quarantine action in Nightall.
* [Configure SMTP Relay Service](https://help.nightfall.ai/gmail/installation/content_compliance_rules/smtp_relay_settings): Once you create the content compliance rules, you must set up the routing rules to configure the SMTP relay service.