# How to change SMTP settings without upgrading to the latest code

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** email
**Created:** [July 6, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738 "2023-07-06T09:25:49Z")
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### Author: ![Nikki\_Locke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nikki_locke/32/146184_2.png) [@Nikki\_Locke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nikki_Locke)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738/1 "2023-07-06T09:25:49Z")

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Is it possible to change the SMTP settings in Discourse without rebuilding the app (and therefore upgrading to the latest version of the code, which hasn’t yet gone through our testing procedure)?

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### Author: ![md-misko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/md-misko/32/126315_2.png) [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738/2 "2023-07-06T09:29:34Z")

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Change smtp settings in app.yml, then run `./launcher destroy app && ./launcher start app`

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### Author: ![Lhc\_fl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lhc_fl/32/268115_2.png) [@Lhc\_fl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lhc_fl)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2023, 10:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738/3 "2023-07-06T10:09:43Z")

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> [@Discourse Another SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-another-smtp/262532):
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> information_sourceSummary This plugin allows you to add another SMTP server for sending emails to specific email addresseshammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [Lhcfl/discourse-another-smtp (github.com)](https://github.com/Lhcfl/discourse-another-smtp)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features This plugin is very simple: it gives you some options, and the email address in the settings will use an alternative smtp server instead of the one you configured in app.yml What is it fo…

I developed a plugin for sites that need to change smtp servers frequently, you can take a look

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-smtp-settings-without-upgrading-to-the-latest-code/270738/4 "2023-08-05T10:10:24Z")

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