SMTP / Email

An SMTP server is required for sending notifications, approvals, user invites and password resets.

The format of connection_uri is smtp|smtps://USER:PASS@host:PORT[?param=value]

Use smtps for implicit TLS sessions or smtp for explicit StartTLS/cleartext sessions.

Parameter	Description	Default
disable_starttls	When using smtp scheme, set to true to allow cleartext sessions or false to enforce StartTLS	false
skip_ssl_verify	Set to true to allow self-signed TLS certificates or false to enforce certificate verification. Applies to both implicit and explicit TLS sessions	false

values.yaml
kratos:
  kratos:
    config:
      courier:
        smtp:
          connection_uri: # smtp://user:pass@localhost:25
          from_address: noreply@
          from_name: Mission Control
          # These headers will be passed in the SMTP conversation
          # e.g. when using the AWS SES SMTP interface for cross-account sending.
          headers: {}
          # Identifier used in the SMTP HELO/EHLO command.
          # Some SMTP relays require a unique identifier.
          local_name: ""

See also HTTP Webhooks for sending emails.