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+# SMTP Host Emails are sent to
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__HOST=localhost
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PORT=25
+
+# Optionally authenticate (don't add quotation marks to you password)
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USERNAME=
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD=
+
+# Use StartTLS
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_TLS=false
+
+# Use SSL
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__USE_SSL=false
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__TIMEOUT=10
+
+# Email address authentik will send from, should have a correct @domain
+AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__FROM=authentik@gmail.com
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