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2026-02-26 02:42:07 +00:00
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69c5385b63 Make exim-relay benefits section more concise
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2026-02-26 02:41:56 +00:00
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4c7b1aff41 Add "Why use exim-relay?" section to email documentation
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2026-02-25 20:33:41 +00:00
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@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ The [Ansible role for exim-relay](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/
- 🌐 [the role's documentation at the MASH project](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/ansible-role-exim-relay/blob/main/docs/configuring-exim-relay.md) online
- 📁 `roles/galaxy/exim_relay/docs/configuring-exim-relay.md` locally, if you have [fetched the Ansible roles](installing.md#update-ansible-roles)
## Why use exim-relay?
**Benefits of using exim-relay** instead of configuring SMTP directly in each service:
1. **Final delivery capability**: Can deliver emails directly if you don't have an SMTP server
2. **Centralized configuration**: Configure your upstream SMTP server once in exim-relay, then point all services ([Synapse](configuring-playbook-synapse.md), [Matrix Authentication Service](configuring-playbook-matrix-authentication-service.md), etc.) there—no need to configure SMTP in each component
3. **Local spooling**: Stores messages locally and retries delivery if your upstream SMTP server is temporarily unavailable
## Firewall settings
No matter whether you send email directly (the default) or you relay email through another host, you'll probably need to allow outgoing traffic for TCP ports 25/587 (depending on configuration).