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---
layout: default
title: SMTP
parent: Notifier
grand_parent: Configuration
nav_order: 2
---
# SMTP
**Authelia** can send emails to users through an SMTP server.
It can be configured as described below.
```yaml
notifier:
# Use a SMTP server for sending notifications. Authelia uses PLAIN or LOGIN method to authenticate.
# [Security] By default Authelia will:
# - force all SMTP connections over TLS including unauthenticated connections
# - use the disable_require_tls boolean value to disable this requirement (only works for unauthenticated connections)
# - validate the SMTP server x509 certificate during the TLS handshake against the hosts trusted certificates
# - trusted_cert option:
# - this is a string value, that may specify the path of a PEM format cert, it is completely optional
# - if it is not set, a blank string, or an invalid path; will still trust the host machine/containers cert store
# - defaults to the host machine (or docker container's) trusted certificate chain for validation
# - use the trusted_cert string value to specify the path of a PEM format public cert to trust in addition to the hosts trusted certificates
# - use the disable_verify_cert boolean value to disable the validation (prefer the trusted_cert option as it's more secure)
smtp:
username: test
# This secret can also be set using the env variables AUTHELIA_NOTIFIER_SMTP_PASSWORD
password: password
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 1025
sender: admin@example.com
## disable_require_tls: false
## disable_verify_cert: false
## trusted_cert: ""
```
## Using Gmail
You need to generate an app password in order to use Gmail SMTP servers. The process is
described [here](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en)
```yaml
notifier:
smtp:
username: myaccount@gmail.com
# This secret can also be set using the env variables AUTHELIA_NOTIFIER_SMTP_PASSWORD
password: yourapppassword
sender: admin@example.com
host: smtp.gmail.com
port: 587
```