# Devstack: Getting emails in terminal only

**URL:** <https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-getting-emails-in-terminal-only/2553>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** how-to\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-getting-emails-in-terminal-only/2553 "2020-06-25T12:32:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jramnai](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.openedx.org/jramnai/32/87_2.png) [@jramnai](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/jramnai)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-getting-emails-in-terminal-only/2553/1 "2020-06-25T12:32:35Z")

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Hello all,

While developing in the development environment I am getting certain emails in the terminal only:

- reset password
- change email
- course invitation from the Membership

I know that these are all sent using edx-ace and I have sidelined `EMAIL_BACKEND` in the [devstack.py](https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/open-release/ironwood.master/lms/envs/devstack.py#L47) and [common.py](https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/open-release/ironwood.master/lms/envs/common.py#L946). Still getting emails in the terminal only.

So, is there any way I can get these emails in my mailbox?

**Note:** Account Activation Email is working fine. I am using [smtp.gmail.com](http://smtp.gmail.com) as my `EMAIL_HOST`.

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**Author:** ![pavan.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@pavan.gupta](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/pavan.gupta)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/devstack-getting-emails-in-terminal-only/2553/2 "2020-07-29T07:40:33Z")

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Hi @jramnai,

After configuring above deatils along with email host and password, Please update ace\_common setting [ace devstack.py](https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/master/openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/settings/devstack.py).

Above file contain the the value ‘file\_email’ by defaults. change these values to ‘django\_email’ as followed

settings.ACE\_ENABLED\_CHANNELS = [  
‘django\_email’  
]

```
settings.ACE_CHANNEL_DEFAULT_EMAIL = 'django_email'
settings.ACE_CHANNEL_TRANSACTIONAL_EMAIL = 'django_email'
```