# Confusion about the email server before installing discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-about-the-email-server-before-installing-discourse/57644>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [Février 20, 2017, 12:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-about-the-email-server-before-installing-discourse/57644 "2017-02-20T00:27:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [Février 21, 2017, 5:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusion-about-the-email-server-before-installing-discourse/57644/3 "2017-02-21T17:52:28Z")

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Hello ljpp

Thank you for your response. I have managed to have my domain verified through Mailgun. I cant send or receive emails yet though, I am wondering if I misunderstood the instructions. I do not have a host or anything up on my website yet. Do I need to have an email server on my domain/site? So if I am doing it through digital ocean I need to set up an email server first connect it to mailgun, so it can send/receive stuff and THEN i can proceed to install discourse. is this correct? thanks!

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