/tags/smtp/Recent content in Smtp on Layer5 DocumentationHugoen/cloud/guides/self-hosted/operating/smtp/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/cloud/guides/self-hosted/operating/smtp/<p>Layer5 Cloud sends two kinds of mail. <strong>Application mail</strong> (invitations, notifications, welcome mail) leaves the Layer5 Cloud server, through an organization&rsquo;s own mail server when one is turned on, and otherwise through the <strong>shared mail server</strong> you configure in the chart&rsquo;s <code>smtp</code> values. <strong>Identity mail</strong> (email verification and account recovery) is produced by Kratos and reaches the same server only when you select the HTTP courier. See <a href="/cloud/guides/self-hosted/planning/#mail">Plan a Deployment</a>. This guide helps you find which of those paths is failing and why.</p>