# Admin account confirmation email not received
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-account-confirmation-email-not-received/369217
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** email
**Created:** [June 7, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-account-confirmation-email-not-received/369217 "2025-06-07T08:38:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Overseer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Overseer)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-account-confirmation-email-not-received/369217/1 "2025-06-07T08:38:33Z")
Hi everyone,
I’m new to Discourse and currently setting up my forum on a DigitalOcean VPS. I created my admin account using a ProtonMail email address, but I haven’t received the confirmation email yet. It’s been over an hour.
Could you please advise:
- How long does it usually take to receive the confirmation email?
- Is there something I can check or do to troubleshoot this issue?
- Any common pitfalls for beginners setting up SMTP or email sending in Discourse?
Thanks a lot for your help! I’m still learning and want to get everything set up properly.
Best regards,
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### Author:  [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-account-confirmation-email-not-received/369217/2 "2025-06-07T09:55:03Z")
Hi, it must be due to some SMTP settings error or usually the mail comes asap.
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### Author:  [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-account-confirmation-email-not-received/369217/3 "2025-06-07T17:07:28Z")
try running
cd /var/discourse
./discourse-doctor
provide an email address you can check to see if the mail deliverability test comes through, if all else ok.
Otherwise, Let us know what error you get?