Setup Set up a mail server. Docker could be useful – Edited: cleaning reference to outdated document – Go to "Site administration  ► Plugins  ► Message outputs  ► Email" and put in the details for the SMTP host. Go to "Site administration  ► Plugins  ► Authentication  ► Manage authentication" and make sure that "Email-based self-registration" is enabled. Scroll down that page and set "Self registration" to "Email-based self-registration" Test Go to the log in screen and click the button to create a new account. Fill in the details and submit the form. Check the email that will be sent to you. Copy the confirmation link and "paste and go". Check that you don't see a fatal error. Instead you should have access to Moodle.