# Proposed changes to discourse-setup because Digital Ocean blocks outbound smtp

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [July 25, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778 "2017-07-25T13:30:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/proposed-changes-to-discourse-setup-because-digital-ocean-blocks-outbound-smtp/66778/27 "2025-05-08T13:27:23Z")

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According to the last several clients I’ve talked to, I don’t believe the mailgun flex plan is still available. If you need to send more than 100 messages per day, it costs $15/month.

The issue with port 587 being blocked is a digital ocean issue. I’ve had several clients who just stopped being able to send mail because digital ocean started blocking the port without warning. It’s a trivial fix to switch to port 2525, though.

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