Is it possible to set up a forum without using SMTP and also disable the account recovery system? So that a person can simply register without email confirmation. Hostname for your Discourse? [discourse.example.com]: Email address for admin account(s)? [me@example.com,you@example.com]: SMTP server address? [smtp.example.com]: SMTP port? [587]: SMTP user name? [user@example.com]: SMTP password? [pa$word]: Let's Encrypt account email? (ENTER to skip) [me@example.com]: Optional Maxmind License key () [xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]: I am also interested in how to remove the email address field from the registration window so that it is not required at all. It is a useless, outdated technology that should have been eliminated from the internet a long time ago.

There is a way to disable requiring e-mail verification for new user accounts: Disable Email Verification for Discourse Plugin - plugin - Discourse Meta [Bild] Disable Email Verification for Discourse Plugin Plugin envelope_with_arrow Summary Disable Email Verification for Discourse is a fork of the unmaintained angelim/discourse_user_auto_activation and provides an option for administrators to bypass the email verification step during user registration. No more waiting for email confirmations; get users started immediately. hammer_and_wrench Repository Link https://github.com/codergautam/disable-email-verification-discourse open_book Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse … However, don’t believe there is a way to set up a new discourse site without a valid e-mail for administrator account.

For admin email just use a free email smtp services. There are topics on setting up SSO sites. Email signups are still very common & strong out there. Here is one article [Bild] Setup DiscourseConnect - Official Single-Sign-On for Discourse (sso) Integrations DiscourseConnect is a core Discourse feature that allows you to configure “Single Sign-On (SSO)” to completely outsource all user registration and login from Discourse to another site. Offered to our pro, business and enterprise hosting customers. information_source (Feb 2021) ‘Discourse SSO’ is now ‘DiscourseConnect’. If you are running an old version of Discourse, the settings below will be named sso_... rather than discourse_connect_... The Problem Many sites wishing to integrate wit…

Have you found if there is any way to disable smtp for a new installation? Seemed like that is necessary to work at least for sending an administrator activation e-mail to start new site, but maybe that can be bypassed somehow. [Bild] Pirat: useless, outdated technology that should have been eliminated E-mails can be annoying and frustrating, but don’t know if they are going to be eliminated from the internet anytime soon. Seems intrinsic for a lot of systems need e-mail to work. Had better luck with brevo for free smtp sending than mailgun can be more challenging/confusing.

Actually, I cannot set up Discourse without SMTP right now, and the sites that offer free SMTP services do not work in Russia, so everything is very unfortunate, unfortunately.

Hopefully there are some low-cost smtp senders that work in Russia, there shouldn’t be too much cost for low-volume e-mail sending.

You can now install Discourse without the need of email: [Bild]Self-Hosting Discourse Just Got a Whole Lot Easier SMTP is now optional As @codinghorror once put it: [Bild]Wizard will not send validation email more than once What can I say? Email is the hardest problem in computer science. To alleviate this, we’ve made SMTP optional. The new installer allows you to skip SMTP setup entirely by relying on Discourse ID for login. SMTP setup was always the number one issue people setting up Discourse for the first time struggled with, so we are excited to finally remove this hurdle in our install.

Wie deaktiviere ich SMTP während der Installation?

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) 8. Februar 2026 um 13:13 7

Sie können Discourse jetzt installieren, ohne eine E-Mail zu benötigen:

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Wie deaktiviere ich SMTP während der Installation?

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