# How to set domain value in Email -\> Server Settings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-domain-value-in-email-server-settings/368902
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-domain-value-in-email-server-settings/368902 "2025-06-04T20:14:18Z")
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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-domain-value-in-email-server-settings/368902/5 "2025-06-05T14:58:11Z")

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> [@sallypf](#):
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> I was just wondering why it is set to this value by default?

The default value is blank:

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/config/discourse_defaults.conf#L74>

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