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## Email Is Important
We strongly recommend using dedicated email services.
We strongly recommend using a dedicated email service. Email server setup and maintenance is _very_ difficult even for experienced system administrators, and getting any part of the complex required email setup wrong means your email won't be delivered, or worse, delivered erratically.
The following are template configurations for email service providers who offer generous free plans that work for most communities.
Use these values when you [edit the Discourse configuration](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md#edit-discourse-configuration) (`app.yml`). Replace the bracketed values with your values from the service.
Use these values when you [edit your Discourse `app.yml` configuration file](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md#edit-discourse-configuration):
#### [SparkPost][sp] configuration (100k emails/month)
#### [SparkPost][sp] (100k emails/month)
```yml
DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.sparkpostmail.com
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: SMTP_Injection
DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: [Any API key with Send via SMTP permission]
```
#### [SendGrid][sg] configuration (12k emails/month)
#### [SendGrid][sg] (12k emails/month)
```yml
DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.sendgrid.net
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: [SendGrid username]
DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: [SendGrid password]
```
#### [Mailgun][gun] configuration (10k emails/month)
#### [Mailgun][gun] (10k emails/month)
```yml
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DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: [SMTP credentials for your domain under Mailgun domains tab]
```
#### [Mailjet][jet] configuration (6k emails/month)
#### [Mailjet][jet] (6k emails/month)
Go to [My Account page](https://www.mailjet.com/account) and click on the ["SMTP and SEND API Settings"](https://www.mailjet.com/account/setup) link.