# I entered the wrong admin email address during initial setup

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2017 年 11 月 15 日午後 1:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241 "2017-11-15T13:31:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Costas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/costas/32/82263_2.png) [@Costas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Costas)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 11 月 17 日午後 1:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-entered-the-wrong-admin-email-address-during-initial-setup/74241/26 "2017-11-17T13:46:44Z")

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> [@vinothkannans](#):
>
> You can change default admin email address in app.yml file as below
> 
> How to edit app.yml file?
> 
> After that you will need to enter your discourse folder, type out:
> 
> cd /var/discourse
> 
> then:
> 
> nano containers/app.yml
> 
> That’s it! Just make/edit your changes, then do:
> 
> git pull  
> ./launcher rebuild app
> 
> You’re good to go!

This is the fix I need, right?

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