# One server for 2 Discourse communities?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692 "2026-01-05T11:28:28Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-server-for-2-discourse-communities/392692/43 "2026-01-06T14:46:28Z")

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> [@tobiaseigen](#):
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> I am confused by this as mail-receiver is just about receiving email and there are no smtp credentials.

No. Mail receiver is separate. If you’re using multisite, then there is just one YML file and that’s where the SMTP **sending** credentials are set. If you’re using mail receiver, you’ve got a different issue, as you need a mail receiver for each site (at least, that’s the only solution I’ve found.

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