# System Generated Emails
System generated emails (forgotten passwords and user invites) are sent through the system MTA (via Postfix's sendmail drop-in) located on the Control panel server. They will obey any smart host settings configured on the control panel server.
Pre version 12 system generated emails were sent through a separate MTA.
# Smart host settings
If you would to send system generated email via a 3rd party provider you configure smart host settings on your conrtrol panel server.
WARNING
Any websites hosted on the control panel server will also obey these settings.
To set Smart host settings for system generated emails:
- Select Servers from the left hand menu
- Select the control panel server
- When the server management page loads click the ... in the top right hand corner and select Email settings
- Scroll to Smart host settings
# Logs
The log is /var/log/postfix.log