diff --git a/apps/cms/.env.example b/apps/cms/.env.example
index 1f9dcae..6682608 100644
--- a/apps/cms/.env.example
+++ b/apps/cms/.env.example
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ UPLOAD_MAX_FILE_SIZE=52428800
 # Cache-Control max-age (ms) for files served by the local upload provider.
 UPLOAD_LOCAL_MAX_AGE=300000
 
+SMTP_HOST=smtp.example.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USERNAME=your-username
+SMTP_PASSWORD=your-password
+DEFAULT_FROM=no-reply@yourdomain.com
+DEFAULT_REPLY_TO=support@yourdomain.com
+
 # Production only - switching the upload provider to S3. Uncomment these after
 # adding @strapi/provider-upload-aws-s3 and editing the upload block in
 # config/plugins.ts (the switch is documented there step by step).
diff --git a/apps/cms/config/plugins.ts b/apps/cms/config/plugins.ts
index e9c7e55..8ce40cf 100644
--- a/apps/cms/config/plugins.ts
+++ b/apps/cms/config/plugins.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ const config = ({ env }: Core.Config.Shared.ConfigParams): Core.Config.Plugin =>
       },
     },
   },
+  email: {
+    config: {
+      provider: "@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer",
+      providerOptions: {
+        host: env("SMTP_HOST", "smtp.office365.com"),
+        port: env("SMTP_PORT", 587),
+        auth: {
+          user: env("SMTP_USERNAME"),
+          pass: env("SMTP_PASSWORD"),
+        },
+      },
+      settings: {
+        defaultFrom: "contact@moonladder.net",
+      }
+    },
+  }
 });
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/apps/cms/package.json b/apps/cms/package.json
index 5d30619..12b56fb 100644
--- a/apps/cms/package.json
+++ b/apps/cms/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@strapi/database": "5.53.0",
     "@strapi/plugin-cloud": "5.53.0",
     "@strapi/plugin-users-permissions": "5.53.0",
+    "@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer": "^5.54.0",
     "@strapi/strapi": "5.53.0",
     "pg": "^8.23.0",
     "react": "^18.0.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 8cd882d..c843485 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ importers:
       '@strapi/plugin-users-permissions':
         specifier: 5.53.0
         version: 5.53.0(62i3dwrrxte2my3iox3m7s6qt4)
+      '@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer':
+        specifier: ^5.54.0
+        version: 5.54.0
       '@strapi/strapi':
         specifier: 5.53.0
         version: 5.53.0(@babel/runtime@7.29.7)(@codemirror/autocomplete@6.20.3)(@codemirror/language@6.12.4)(@codemirror/lint@6.9.7)(@codemirror/search@6.7.2)(@codemirror/theme-one-dark@6.1.3)(@emotion/is-prop-valid@1.4.0)(@swc/helpers@0.5.23)(@types/hoist-non-react-statics@3.3.7(@types/react@18.3.31))(@types/node@20.19.43)(@types/react-dom@18.3.7(@types/react@18.3.31))(@types/react@18.3.31)(codemirror@5.65.21)(esbuild@0.28.2)(hono@4.13.7)(koa@2.16.4)(lightningcss@1.33.0)(pg@8.23.0)(postcss@8.5.28)(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react-router-dom@6.30.6(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)(redux@4.2.1)(styled-components@6.5.3(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1))(terser@5.51.2)(ts-toolbelt@9.6.0)(type-fest@0.21.3)
@@ -2194,6 +2197,10 @@ packages:
       react-router-dom: ^6.30.3
       styled-components: ^6.0.0
 
+  '@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer@5.54.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-G1zxBU2f8lGbz/A+lTO2HNZtr5gB2yTle3MV35DuvJdjTvaX0gvef+VcqbfuXrC7e7bqWcPzwkoc2GHpVgt/vw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20.0.0 <=26.x.x', npm: '>=6.0.0'}
+
   '@strapi/provider-email-sendmail@5.53.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3G1Q/rm7+4uR6/kSOUWfiKdEENiGqYrEdHtDp6KtHMQmdzl730FqWAnhzk8sPF5mhPT7OHBciJtXZNZE4b/iDw==}
     engines: {node: '>=20.0.0 <=26.x.x', npm: '>=6.0.0'}
@@ -9330,6 +9337,10 @@ snapshots:
       - ts-toolbelt
       - typescript
 
+  '@strapi/provider-email-nodemailer@5.54.0':
+    dependencies:
+      nodemailer: 9.0.1
+
   '@strapi/provider-email-sendmail@5.53.0':
     dependencies:
       nodemailer: 9.0.1