# How to set Email Configurations correctly

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/how-to-set-email-configurations-correctly/31889>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [June 18, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/how-to-set-email-configurations-correctly/31889 "2024-06-18T11:53:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![JonasHolfeld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@JonasHolfeld](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/JonasHolfeld)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/how-to-set-email-configurations-correctly/31889/1 "2024-06-18T11:53:05Z")

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Hi!

I’m trying to use the built-in email engine of Kirby. Without any configuration it works fine, although Googlemail doesn’t receive the emails because of it poor security status. I tried to fix this with the following configuration on my server, but now nothing happens at all.  
I also don’t quite understand how this works, wouldn’t one need any user + password configuration for SMTP as well?

Thanks for any hints…

```auto
    'email' => [
        'transport' => [
            'type' => 'smtp',
            'host' => 'mail.manitu.de',
            'port' => 465,
            'security' => true
        ]
    ],

```

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/how-to-set-email-configurations-correctly/31889/2 "2024-06-18T12:22:08Z")

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> [@JonasHolfeld](#):
>
> wouldn’t one need any user + password configuration for SMTP as well?

yes

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**Author:** ![David](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/David)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/how-to-set-email-configurations-correctly/31889/3 "2024-06-18T12:33:26Z")

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Hey,  
this is my config for manitu

```auto
'email' => [
        'transport' => [
            'type' => 'smtp',
            'host' => 'mail.manitu.de',
            'port' => 465,
            'security' => true,
            'auth' => true,
            'username' => 'USERNAME,
            'password' => 'PASSWORD'
        ]
    ],

```