## Configure SMTP

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/integrations/communication/smtp-and-announcements/how-tos/configure-smtp

> Atlan uses SMTP to send emails, primarily for things like inviting users, login failure alerts, and [scheduled queries](/product/capabilities/insights/how-tos/schedule-a-query). We provide an embedded SMTP server to do this, out-of-the-box.

:::warning Who can do this?
 You will need to be an admin user in Atlan to configure SMTP. The default SMTP setup is preconfigured by Atlan. You should only update this configuration if you want to set up custom SMTP.

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Atlan uses SMTP to send emails, primarily for things like inviting users, login failure alerts, and [scheduled queries](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/insights/schedule-a-query/llms.txt). We provide an embedded SMTP server to do this, out-of-the-box.

If desired, you can override this embedded SMTP se

rver with your own.

To override the embedded SMTP server:

1. In your Atlan workspace, click **Settings** from the left menu.

 If you are using the **Old UI (Classic)**, from the left menu, click **Admin**.
2. Under _Workspace_, click **SMTP**.
3. Fill in the configuration of your SMTP server, at least:
 1. For _Host_ the fully-qualified hostname of the SMTP server.
 2. For _From Email_ the email address that should be used to send emails from the server.
 3. For _Username_ the username required by your SMTP server.
4. At the bottom of the page, click the **Test SMTP Config** button to test your configuration. This will attempt to send an email to your profile's email address.
5. Once you successfully receive the test email, at the bottom of the page click **Save**.

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