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-# 📧 SMTP guides
+# 📧 SMTP server guides
 
-## Using the GMX SMTP server
+The SMTP plugin supports any SMTP server. Here are some commonly used services to help speed up your configuration.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you are using a self hosted SMTP server ssh into the container and verify (e.g. via ping) that your server is reachable from within the NetAlertX container. See also how to ssh into the container if you are running it as a [Home Assistant](./HOME_ASSISTANT.md) addon. 
+
+## Gmail
+    
+1. Create an app password by following the instructions from Google, you need to Enable 2FA for this to work.
+[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833)
+
+2. Specify the following settings:
+
+```python
+    SMTP_RUN='on_notification'
+    SMTP_SKIP_TLS=True
+    SMTP_FORCE_SSL=True 
+    SMTP_PORT=465
+    SMTP_SERVER='smtp.gmail.com'
+    SMTP_PASS='16-digit passcode from google'
+    SMTP_REPORT_TO='some_target_email@gmail.com'
+```
+
+## Brevo
+
+Brevo allows for 300 free emails per day as of time of writing. 
+
+1. Create an account on Brevo: https://www.brevo.com/free-smtp-server/
+2. Click your name -> SMTP & API
+3. Click Generate a new SMTP key
+4. Save the details and fill in the NetAlertX settings as below.
+
+```python
+SMTP_SERVER='smtp-relay.brevo.com'
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_SKIP_LOGIN=False
+SMTP_USER='user@email.com'
+SMTP_PASS='xsmtpsib-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxx'
+SMTP_SKIP_TLS=False
+SMTP_FORCE_SSL=False
+SMTP_REPORT_TO='some_target_email@gmail.com'
+SMTP_REPORT_FROM='NetAlertX <user@email.com>'
+```
+
+## GMX
 
 1. Go to your GMX account https://account.gmx.com
 2. Under Security Options enable 2FA (Two-factor authentication)
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     SMTP_REPORT_TO='some_target_email@gmail.com'
 ```
 
-
-## Using the Gmail SMTP server
-    
-1. Create an app password by following the instructions from Google, you need to Enable 2FA for this to work.
-[https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833)
-
-2. Specify the following settings:
-
-```python
-    SMTP_RUN='on_notification'
-    SMTP_SKIP_TLS=True
-    SMTP_FORCE_SSL=True 
-    SMTP_PORT=465
-    SMTP_SERVER='smtp.gmail.com'
-    SMTP_PASS='16-digit passcode from google'
-    SMTP_REPORT_TO='some_target_email@gmail.com'
-```
-