Hello, the ./discourse-setup bash script deosn’t populate DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN in the PUPS configuration file. I used rake admin:create inside the container, to find the following impact to GUI; [image] [image]

[image] Ethsim2: the ./discourse-setup bash script deosn’t populate DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN This variable sets the EHLO hostname used by the client during the SMTP conversation. Almost nobody needs it and it almost never matters what it’s set to. (I have encountered zero situations where it m…

./discourse-setup doesn't populate DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN

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supermathie (Michael Brown) December 7, 2025, 9:05pm 7

The fact that Digital Ocean blocks port 587 is a terrible, uninformed decision with no basis in good practice.

I’m surprised they haven’t started to block 2525 by default for the same reason.

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./discourse-setup doesn't populate DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN

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