# SMTP Configuration

To configure SMTP server that LAPIS will use to send emals do the following:

- Open ~/apache-tomcat/production-cofig.json file in your favorite text editor
- Add or edit the following property:

```json
"smtp": {
    "protocol": "TLS",
    "host": "mail.example.com",
    "port": 587,
    "username": "youraccount@example.com",
    "password": "you-passwors",
    "sender": "no-reply@example.com"
  },
```

- **protocol**: can be one of the following: SMTP, SMTPS or TLS
- **host**: address of your SMTP server
- **port**: port used by your SMTP server
- **username**: username to use for authentication
- **password**: password to use for authentication
- **sender**: set the address you want to be set as sender to emals that system sends

Restart tomcat to apply the changes:

`sudo systemctl restart tomcat.service`