diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e9536360..9a486a1f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ database.default.username="root"
 database.default.password="****"
 database.default.DBPrefix="cp_"
 
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Email configuration
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# email.fromEmail="your_email_address"
+# email.SMTPHost="your_smtp_host"
+# email.SMTPUser="your_smtp_user"
+# email.SMTPPass="your_smtp_password"
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Cache configuration (advanced)
 #
@@ -46,3 +54,5 @@ cache.handler="file"
 # REST API configuration
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # restapi.enabled=true
+
+
diff --git a/app/Config/Email.php b/app/Config/Email.php
index 3cf247b5..2f651dca 100644
--- a/app/Config/Email.php
+++ b/app/Config/Email.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use CodeIgniter\Config\BaseConfig;
 
 class Email extends BaseConfig
 {
-    public string $fromEmail = 'hello@castopod.local';
+    public string $fromEmail = '';
 
     public string $fromName = 'Castopod';
 
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ class Email extends BaseConfig
     /**
      * The "user agent"
      */
-    public string $userAgent = 'CodeIgniter';
+    public string $userAgent = 'Castopod/' . CP_VERSION;
 
     /**
      * The mail sending protocol: mail, sendmail, smtp
      */
-    public string $protocol = 'mail';
+    public string $protocol = 'smtp';
 
     /**
      * The server path to Sendmail.
@@ -118,4 +118,11 @@ class Email extends BaseConfig
      * Enable notify message from server
      */
     public bool $DSN = false;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+
+        $this->userAgent = 'Castopod/' . CP_VERSION . '; +' . base_url('', 'https');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/docs/src/getting-started/docker.md b/docs/src/getting-started/docker.md
index 1a057fe4..4d7c3a53 100644
--- a/docs/src/getting-started/docker.md
+++ b/docs/src/getting-started/docker.md
@@ -117,26 +117,32 @@ can be added as a cache handler.
 
 - **castopod/app**
 
-  | Variable name              | Type (`default`)                    |
-  | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
-  | **`CP_BASEURL`**           | string (`undefined`)                |
-  | **`CP_MEDIA_BASEURL`**     | ?string (`(empty)`)                 |
-  | **`CP_ADMIN_GATEWAY`**     | ?string (`"cp-admin"`)              |
-  | **`CP_AUTH_GATEWAY`**      | ?string (`"cp-auth"`)               |
-  | **`CP_ANALYTICS_SALT`**    | string (`undefined`)                |
-  | **`CP_DATABASE_HOSTNAME`** | ?string (`"mariadb"`)               |
-  | **`CP_DATABASE_NAME`**     | string (`MYSQL_DATABASE`)           |
-  | **`CP_DATABASE_USERNAME`** | string (`MYSQL_USER`)               |
-  | **`CP_DATABASE_PASSWORD`** | string (`MYSQL_PASSWORD`)           |
-  | **`CP_DATABASE_PREFIX`**   | ?string (`"cp_"`)                   |
-  | **`CP_CACHE_HANDLER`**     | ?[`"file"` or `"redis"`] (`"file"`) |
-  | **`CP_REDIS_HOST`**        | ?string (`"localhost"`)             |
-  | **`CP_REDIS_PASSWORD`**    | ?string (`null`)                    |
-  | **`CP_REDIS_PORT`**        | ?number (`6379`)                    |
-  | **`CP_REDIS_DATABASE`**    | ?number (`0`)                       |
+  | Variable name                | Type (`default`)        | Default          |
+  | ---------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------- |
+  | **`CP_BASEURL`**             | string                  | `undefined`      |
+  | **`CP_MEDIA_BASEURL`**       | ?string                 | `CP_BASEURL`     |
+  | **`CP_ADMIN_GATEWAY`**       | ?string                 | `"cp-admin"`     |
+  | **`CP_AUTH_GATEWAY`**        | ?string                 | `"cp-auth"`      |
+  | **`CP_ANALYTICS_SALT`**      | string                  | `undefined`      |
+  | **`CP_DATABASE_HOSTNAME`**   | ?string                 | `"mariadb"`      |
+  | **`CP_DATABASE_NAME`**       | ?string                 | `MYSQL_DATABASE` |
+  | **`CP_DATABASE_USERNAME`**   | ?string                 | `MYSQL_USER`     |
+  | **`CP_DATABASE_PASSWORD`**   | ?string                 | `MYSQL_PASSWORD` |
+  | **`CP_DATABASE_PREFIX`**     | ?string                 | `"cp_"`          |
+  | **`CP_CACHE_HANDLER`**       | [`"file"` or `"redis"`] | `"file"`         |
+  | **`CP_REDIS_HOST`**          | ?string                 | `"localhost"`    |
+  | **`CP_REDIS_PASSWORD`**      | ?string                 | `null`           |
+  | **`CP_REDIS_PORT`**          | ?number                 | `6379`           |
+  | **`CP_REDIS_DATABASE`**      | ?number                 | `0`              |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST`**     | ?string                 | `undefined`      |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_FROM`**          | ?string                 | `undefined`      |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME`** | ?string                 | `"localhost"`    |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD`** | ?string                 | `null`           |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_SMTP_PORT`**     | ?number                 | `25`             |
+  | **`CP_EMAIL_SMTP_CRYPTO`**   | [`"tls"` or `"ssl"`]    | `"tls"`          |
 
 - **castopod/web-server**
 
-  | Variable name         | Type (`default`)  |
-  | --------------------- | ----------------- |
-  | **`CP_APP_HOSTNAME`** | ?string (`"app"`) |
+  | Variable name         | Type    | Default |
+  | --------------------- | ------- | ------- |
+  | **`CP_APP_HOSTNAME`** | ?string | `"app"` |
diff --git a/docs/src/getting-started/install.md b/docs/src/getting-started/install.md
index 1a366f4e..3d73187d 100644
--- a/docs/src/getting-started/install.md
+++ b/docs/src/getting-started/install.md
@@ -126,11 +126,40 @@ want to generate Video Clips. The following extensions must be installed:
 ::: info Note
 
 The install script writes a `.env` file in the package root. If you cannot go
-through the install wizard, you can
-[create and update the `.env` file manually](#alternative-manual-configuration).
+through the install wizard, you can create and edit the `.env` file manually
+based on the `.env.example` file.
 
 :::
 
+### Email/SMTP setup
+
+Email configuration is required for some features to work properly (eg.
+retrieving your forgotten password, sending instructions to premium subscribers,
+…)
+
+You may add your email configuration in your instance's `.env` like so:
+
+```ini
+# […]
+
+email.fromEmail="your_email_address"
+email.SMTPHost="your_smtp_host"
+email.SMTPUser="your_smtp_user"
+email.SMTPPass="your_smtp_password"
+```
+
+#### Email config options
+
+| Variable name    | Type                 | Default      |
+| ---------------- | -------------------- | ------------ |
+| **`fromEmail`**  | string               | `undefined`  |
+| **`fromName`**   | string               | `"Castopod"` |
+| **`SMTPHost`**   | string               | `undefined`  |
+| **`SMTPUser`**   | string               | `undefined`  |
+| **`SMTPPass`**   | string               | `undefined`  |
+| **`SMTPPort`**   | number               | `25`         |
+| **`SMTPCrypto`** | [`"tls"` or `"ssl"`] | `"tls"`      |
+
 ## Community packages
 
 If you don't want to bother with installing Castopod manually, you may use one