---
title: "Configuring a Custom SMTP Server"
slug: "configuring-a-custom-smtp-server"
description: "How to set up your own SMTP Server for your RapidIdentity system to send RapidIdentity Cloud messages."
updated: 2024-05-28T20:48:04Z
published: 2024-05-28T20:48:04Z
canonical: "help.rapididentity.com/configuring-a-custom-smtp-server"
---

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# Configuring a Custom SMTP Server

### Custom SMTP Servers for RapidIdentity

RapidIdentity has added support for a Custom SMTP Server. If you would like to use your own SMTP server to send RapidIdentity Cloud system messages, this article describes how to do that.

1. As a Tenant Administrator, navigate to **Configuration > Systems > SMTP**. ![SMTP Default.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/SMTP%20Default.jpg)
2. Uncheck **Use Default Configuration**. This will open up fields for you to enter your SMTP Server details. ![SMTP Custom.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/SMTP%20Custom.jpg)
3. Update the fields with your SMTP information and click **Save**. Your settings shoudl be similar to the following assuming you are using Google: ![Screenshot 2024-05-28 at 6.04.19 AM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/Screenshot%202024-05-28%20at%206.04.19%E2%80%AFAM%281%29.png)
4. Don't forget to send a test email to at least one person to ensure it has been configured correctly. With an email address entered in **Send Test Email To**, the **Send Test Message** option will activate on the bottom action bar. ![Send Test Message.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/4d958006-b877-42af-8de5-00e3bb7fe41d/Images/Documentation/Send%20Test%20Message.jpg)

## Related

- [Email Actions](/email-actions.md)