diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/gitea.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/gitea.yml
index 605aa10..470e868 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/gitea.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/gitea.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   loop:
     - /opt/stacks/gitea
 
-- name: copy gitea compose file
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: gitea-compose.yml
+- name: Template out the compose file
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: glance-compose.yml.j2
     dest: /opt/stacks/gitea/compose.yml
     owner: root
     mode: 644
diff --git a/roles/docker/files/gitea-compose.yml b/roles/docker/templates/gitea-compose.yml.j2
similarity index 54%
rename from roles/docker/files/gitea-compose.yml
rename to roles/docker/templates/gitea-compose.yml.j2
index 95b5bfe..6b0c07e 100644
--- a/roles/docker/files/gitea-compose.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/gitea-compose.yml.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ services:
     environment:
       - USER_UID=1000
       - USER_GID=1000
+      - GITEA__mailer__ENABLED=true
+      - GITEA__mailer__FROM=git@updates.thesatelliteoflove.com
+      - GITEA__mailer__PROTOCOL=smtps
+      - GITEA__mailer__SMTP_ADDR=smtp.resend.com
+      - GITEA__mailer__SMTP_PORT=465
+      - GITEA__mailer__USER=resend
+      - GITEA__mailer__PASSWD={{ resend_key }}
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - gitea:/data
@@ -14,7 +21,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 222:22
     extra_hosts:
-      - 'auth.thesatelliteoflove.com:172.20.0.3'
+      - 'auth.thesatelliteoflove.com:172.20.0.5'
 volumes:
   gitea:
     driver: local