# How to modify email settings

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-email-settings/60202>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-email-settings/60202 "2017-03-31T00:11:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-modify-email-settings/60202/2 "2017-03-31T00:16:32Z")

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The settings can’t be modified in the web interface, and given that they’re pretty much fire-and-forget settings, it’s unlikely they’ll be brought into the web interface any time soon.

To make the change, do the following once you’re in your droplet as `root`:

1. Run `cd /var/discourse`
2. Run `nano containers/app.yml`
3. Edit SMTP-related settings as needed
4. Exit out of the editor with Ctrl-X (and select ‘Y’ to save changes)
5. Run `./launcher rebuild app`
6. Wait a few minutes for the rebuild to complete
7. …
8. PROFIT!

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