diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dc51e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vault/
diff --git a/templates/grafana.ini.j2 b/templates/grafana.ini.j2
index bdda5e5..03b8a37 100644
--- a/templates/grafana.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/grafana.ini.j2
@@ -73,3 +73,11 @@ external_enabled = 'false'
 ## Alpha panels
 [panels]
 enable_alpha = 'true'
+
+[smtp]
+enabled = 'true'
+host = {{ grafana.smtp.host }}
+user = {{ grafana.smtp.user }}
+password = {{ grafana.smtp.password }}
+from_address = {{ grafana.smtp.from }}
+startTLS_policy = 'MandatoryStartTLS'