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title: Configuring the SMTP server
description: Configure the SMTP external server in the PingDirectory server through dsconfig, with host name, port, and authentication settings.
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revdate: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
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  example-2: Example:
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# Configuring the SMTP server

## Steps

1. To configure a simple mail server, use the `dsconfig` command.

   ### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig create-external-server --server-name smtp1 \
     --type smtp --set server-host-name:smtp.example.com
   ```

2. To configure an SMTP server, use the `dsconfig` command.

   ### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \
     --set smtp-server:smtp1
   ```

   This command adds the server to the global list of mail servers that the PingDirectory server can use.