# Discourse mail issue

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-issue/162487>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [August 30, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-issue/162487 "2020-08-30T19:22:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-mail-issue/162487/2 "2020-08-30T21:56:14Z")

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Welcome to meta, @engs! Glad you are here.

Email is complicated, which is why using a service like mailgun is highly recommended. Also email deliverability can be hit or miss, even if you get it going on your own server, because of IP address reputation.

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