I just saw this domain value on Email Settings page, I didn’t see it during installation. Where to set this domain value? <a class="lightbox" href="https://d11a6trkgmumsb.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/e/e/bee67a32b8e63ba3f18494af440d4a32eb2cf7b9.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/reMvUTzmVHQCGXg3bxrOAx9raNr.png?dl=1" title="This image shows an email settings page with options for configuring server settings, including the domain "discourse.example.com," for emails sent to members. (Captioned by AI)" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">[This image shows an email settings page with options for configuring server settings, including the domain "discourse.example.com," for emails sent to members. (Captioned by A…

It’s probably set in your container configuration file, the default contents in the template are: DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.example.com #DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 587 DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: user@example.com DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: pa$$word #DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true …

How to set domain value in Email -> Server Settings

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supermathie (Michael Brown) June 5, 2025, 12:15am 3

You almost definitely don’t need it.

It sets the EHLO domain.

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How to set domain value in Email -> Server Settings

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