diff --git a/conf/variables.env b/conf/variables.env
index 82743ed..97da6f9 100644
--- a/conf/variables.env
+++ b/conf/variables.env
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ SHARELATEX_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@__DOMAIN__
 # SHARELATEX_EMAIL_AWS_SES_SECRET_KEY=
 
 SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=localhost
-SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=25
-SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_SECURE=false
-# SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_USER=
-# SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_PASS=
-# SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_NAME=
+SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=587
+SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_SECURE=true
+SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_USER=__APP__
+SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_PASS=__MAIL_PWD__
+SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_NAME=__APP__@__DOMAIN__
 # SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_LOGGER=false
 # SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTH=true
 # SHARELATEX_EMAIL_SMTP_IGNORE_TLS=false
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index 0208de8..8d2cf65 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ram.runtime = "50M"
 
 
     [resources.system_user]
+    allow_email = true
 
     [resources.install_dir]