# Help understanding email setup

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-understanding-email-setup/307339
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** email
**Created:** [May 9, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-understanding-email-setup/307339 "2024-05-09T00:59:01Z")
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### Author: ![Architect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/architect/32/520575_2.png) [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-understanding-email-setup/307339/16 "2024-05-10T16:19:28Z")

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May not be that difficult, here is their official guide for setting that up:

> [@Configure direct-delivery incoming email for self-hosted sites with Mail-Receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-direct-delivery-incoming-email-for-self-hosted-sites-with-mail-receiver/49487):
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> Discourse is all about enabling civilized discussion. While plenty of people like a web interface, e-mail is still the “hub” of many people’s online lives. That’s why sending e-mail is so important, and when you’re sending e-mail, you really want to be able to receive it, too. There are several reasons why: If e-mails “bounce” (they can’t be delivered for some reason), you need to know about that. Repeatedly sending e-mails that bounce will get your e-mails flagged as spam. Receiving e-ma…

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