Configuring the System Email

Provides information on how to set up system email on FreeCORE.

An automatic script sends a nightly email to the administrator (root) account containing important information such as issues with the health of the disks, or other system functions. Alerts sent are based on the default options set on the Alerts Settings screen. FreeCORE emails alert events to the email set up for the root user account.

Configure the Root Email Address

Go to Accounts > Users, click Options next to the root user, then click Edit. Enter a remote email address for the system administrator that regularly monitors the system in Email, then click SAVE.

Configuring user email addresses follows the same process.

Configure the System Email

Go to System > Email and enter a From Name for system emails.

For a new mail configuration, select SMTP and fill out its server and authentication fields. A Gmail OAuth configuration imported from TrueNAS CORE 13.3 remains available for test and scheduled mail, but FreeCORE does not start a new authorization through the iX-hosted Gmail flow. Do not delete imported Gmail OAuth configuration until replacement SMTP delivery is configured and tested. If its authorization is revoked, it cannot be reauthorized through FreeCORE.

Click SEND TEST MAIL to verify the configured email settings are working. If the test email fails, double-check that the root user Email field is correctly configured.