I just noticed this error message on my login page: All outgoing email is disabled because no SMTP server has been configured. No emails of any kind can be sent. When i check Admin>Email Settings, I see this: [image] I can’t post attachments, but I can upload the app.yml file if that helps. I a…

Found the regression. Will be fixed by: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/38074

I have the same issue. Fresh install, I mistyped SMTP settings during the install wizard, then I followed the troubleshooting guide , got SMTP correctly configured by fixing containers/app.yml and did a ./launcher rebuild app. Send test email works, signup email verifications work, discourse-doctor …

I switched over to Mailgun. I seeing the logs that emails are sending. discord-doctor worked to mail-tester.com . Test emails from the Discourse settings to various domains work. So, I’m not sure why the error is still showing up.

To confirm, a rebuild doesn’t work? Are you using Discourse ID?

Does ./launcher rebuild app help? Are you using Discourse ID ? Thanks.

Got you. I assume ./launcher rebuild app is working. I updated the app.yml file, saved it, and ran the command. It went through the rebuild and brought in the new SMTP settings. I do see “Login with Discourse ID” on the login page. My user account is a local account. [Screenshot_20260225-062914]

Hmm… that’s odd. This could be a bug, since the test emails do send.

I am on the latest version. Is there any place to report it? Any additional info/files/logs needed?

Could you check out Troubleshooting Outgoing Email ? That may help.

Error on login page about SMTP server not being configured

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supermathie (Michael Brown) 25 בפברואר,‏ 2026,‏ 10:48pm 18

I’ve confirmed this message is displaying at incorrect times and I’ve asked someone to look into it.

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Error on login page about SMTP server not being configured

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