++++
+title = "Mail Configuration"
+description = "Configuring Bookstack to send mail"
+date = "2017-08-08"
+type = "admin-docs"
+slug = "mail-config"
++++
+
+Bookstack supports the following mechanisms for sending mail:
+
+1. SMTP;
+2. mail (php sendmail() function);
+3. sendmail (Linux sendmail);
+4. Mailgun (Rackspace Mailgun);
+5. Mandrill;
+6. Amazon SES ('ses'); or
+7. Log
+
+# SMTP Configuration
+
+To get up and running with SMTP, you will need the following variables - Example
+values have been provided below:
+
+Generally speaking, if a value is not required (such as MAIL_PORT variable), it
+can be set to 'null', or not defined and a default will be chosen.
+
+The list below shows all the supported options for SMTP.
+
+```bash
+MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
+MAIL_HOST=smtp.provider.tld
+MAIL_PORT=465
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
+MAIL_USERNAME=user@provider.tld
+MAIL_PASSWORD=onlyifneeded
+# MAIL_FROM - The email address Bookstack uses to send emails.
+MAIL_FROM=noreply@yourdomain.tld
+```
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