# Activation emails: discourse-doctor works, discourse itself does not

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-emails-discourse-doctor-works-discourse-itself-does-not/131337>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [October 18, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-emails-discourse-doctor-works-discourse-itself-does-not/131337 "2019-10-18T07:22:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-emails-discourse-doctor-works-discourse-itself-does-not/131337/2 "2019-10-18T14:09:21Z")

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So running the mail test at `/admin/email` doesn’t send a message? Is `/sidekiq` running? Did you do a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true)?

Discourse needs a domain name to work, so your problem may be related to binding it only to localhost.

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