# Email notifications

In **Settings → Notifications → SMTP Configuration** you can setup a connection to an SMTP server.

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This enables your Defguard instance to send **email notifications** to users and admins.

After you fill in all the relevant fields you can use the **Send test email** form at the bottom to test if your configuration is correct.


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