diff --git a/docs/docs/guides/events_setup.md b/docs/docs/guides/events_setup.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: events_setup
+title: Setting Up Events
+---
+
+[Snapshots](../configuration/snapshots.md) and/or [Recordings](../configuration/record.md) must be enabled for events to be created for detected objects.
+
+## Limiting Events to Areas of Interest
+
+The best way to limit events to areas of interest is to use [zones](../configuration/zones.md) along with `required_zones` for events and snapshots to only have events created in areas of interest.
diff --git a/docs/sidebars.js b/docs/sidebars.js
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--- a/docs/sidebars.js
+++ b/docs/sidebars.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
     Guides: [
       'guides/camera_setup',
       'guides/getting_started',
+      'guides/events_setup',
       'guides/false_positives',
       'guides/ha_notifications',
       'guides/stationary_objects',