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title: "Sendmail Mailer Driver Settings"
slug: "sendmail-mailer-driver-settings"
updated: 2024-09-23T02:49:48Z
published: 2024-09-23T02:49:48Z
canonical: "docs.processmaker.com/sendmail-mailer-driver-settings"
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# Sendmail Mailer Driver Settings

## Sendmail Mailer Driver Settings

[Sendmail](https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-reference/sendmail) is an open source software that uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) protocol to send emails. The Sendmail application must be installed on your server before you can use it as a mailer driver in ProcessMaker Platform. For more information on Sendmail, refer to [Sendmail Open Source](https://www.proofpoint.com/us/products/email-protection/open-source-email-solution).

## Configure Sendmail Mailer Driver Settings

**Permissions**

Your user account or group membership must have the "Settings: Update Settings" permission to edit email server settings unless your user account has the **Make this user a Super Admin** setting selected.

See the [Settings](/v1/docs/permission-descriptions-for-users-and-groups#settings) permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

> [!WARNING]
> The [Sendmail](https://www.proofpoint.com/us/products/email-protection/open-source-email-solution) application must be installed before making these configurations.

Configure the following Sendmail settings as necessary:

1. [Create a new email server configuration](/v1/docs/email-default-settings#create-a-new-email-server-configuration). The settings for the new email server display. By default **smtp** is selected as the mailer driver.
2. Click the **Edit** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b3630a8e-2828-4a12-a117-278a547a47b7.png) icon for the **Mailer driver** setting. The **Mailer driver** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b9874784-2490-4843-9275-c11318e51b28.png)
3. Select the **sendmail** option, and then click **Save**. The settings for the Sendmail email server display.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/11f8127f-4423-4a54-a5a7-94892bdd16f6.png)
4. Click the **Edit** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b3630a8e-2828-4a12-a117-278a547a47b7.png) icon for the **Sender Email** setting. The **Sender Email** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b31662c3-294d-4b4e-8bcb-907ef35750e4.png)
5. Enter the email address that this server uses to send emails, and then click **Save**.
6. Click the **Edit** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/b3630a8e-2828-4a12-a117-278a547a47b7.png) icon for the **Sender Name** setting. The **Sender Name** screen displays. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2d311614-fcb7-4424-8b4c-d4d3091eebeb/Images/Documentation/035bd03e-855f-42e8-b5c0-65bf285f4333.png)
7. Enter the person or company name that sends the email, and then click **Save**.
8. [Optionally, send a test email to ensure that the email server configuration functions correctly](/v1/docs/email-default-settings#send-a-test-email-using-an-email-server-configuration).

## Example Sendmail Mail Server Configuration

Consider the following example for a Sendmail mailer server configuration:

- **Mailer driver:** `sendmail`
- **Sender Email:** `LouisCanera@BigCompany.com`
- **Sender Name:** `LouisCanera`