How to modify email settings

The settings can’t be modified in the web interface, and given that they’re pretty much fire-and-forget settings, it’s unlikely they’ll be brought into the web interface any time soon.

To make the change, do the following once you’re in your droplet as root:

  1. Run cd /var/discourse
  2. Run nano containers/app.yml
  3. Edit SMTP-related settings as needed
  4. Exit out of the editor with Ctrl-X (and select ‘Y’ to save changes)
  5. Run ./launcher rebuild app
  6. Wait a few minutes for the rebuild to complete
  7. …
  8. PROFIT!