From 2e5d37463e3820334e0cc1fc2041ce2b53020e42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: 8ctopus <13252042+8ctopus@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:20:14 +0500 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation - updated email setup (#10695) * Updated email setup documentation to include sendmail option * Update docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md full path to sendmail Co-Authored-By: mrsdizzie * Update docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md docker image does not have sendmail Co-Authored-By: Antoine GIRARD * Update docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md Co-Authored-By: Antoine GIRARD * Update docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md Co-Authored-By: James Lakin * Update docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md Co-Authored-By: James Lakin Co-authored-by: 8ctopus Co-authored-by: mrsdizzie Co-authored-by: zeripath Co-authored-by: Antoine GIRARD Co-authored-by: James Lakin --- docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md | 28 +++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md index 6fc9de81dd..bf5ac4601f 100644 --- a/docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md +++ b/docs/content/doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md @@ -15,19 +15,33 @@ menu: # Email setup -- To use Gitea's built-in Email support, update the `app.ini` config file [mailer] section: +To use Gitea's built-in Email support, update the `app.ini` config file [mailer] section: +## Sendmail version +Use the operating system’s sendmail command instead of SMTP. This is common on Linux servers. +Note: For use in the official Gitea Docker image, please configure with the SMTP version. ```ini [mailer] -ENABLED = true -HOST = mail.mydomain.com:587 -FROM = gitea@mydomain.com -USER = gitea@mydomain.com -PASSWD = `password` +ENABLED = true +FROM = gitea@mydomain.com +MAILER_TYPE = sendmail +SENDMAIL_PATH = /usr/sbin/sendmail +``` + +## SMTP version +```ini +[mailer] +ENABLED = true +FROM = gitea@mydomain.com +MAILER_TYPE = smtp +HOST = mail.mydomain.com:587 +IS_TLS_ENABLED = true +USER = gitea@mydomain.com +PASSWD = `password` ``` - Restart Gitea for the configuration changes to take effect. - To send a test email to validate the settings, go to Gitea > Site Administration > Configuration > SMTP Mailer Configuration. -For the full list of options check the [Config Cheat Sheet]({{< relref "doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md" >}}) \ No newline at end of file +For the full list of options check the [Config Cheat Sheet]({{< relref "doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md" >}})