diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index fd6d527..ccc7aa0 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
       - fider
       - passit
       - gitea
+      - postfix
+
+    smtp_host: postfix
+    smtp_port: 587
 
   tasks:
     - import_role:
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services.yml
index 45c9233..5728069 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
   docker_network:
     name: external_services
 
+- name: setup network for postfix
+  docker_network:
+    name: postfix
+    ipam_options:
+      subnet: '172.16.0.0/16'
+      gateway: 172.16.0.1
+
+
 - name: setup services
   include_tasks: "services/{{ item }}.yml"
   with_items: "{{ services }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/fider.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/fider.yml
index e8a5d59..ab6e797 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/fider.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/fider.yml
@@ -19,17 +19,18 @@
     volumes:
       - fider_db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     env:
-      POSTGRES_DB: somethingelse
       POSTGRES_USER: fider
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "{{ postgres_passwords.fider }}"
 
 - name: fider app container
   docker_container:
+    name: fider
     image: getfider/fider:stable
     restart_policy: always
     networks:
       - name: fider
       - name: external_services
+      - name: postfix
     env:
       GO_ENV: production
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://fider:{{ postgres_passwords.fider }}@fider_db:5432/fider?sslmode=disable
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
       EMAIL_NOREPLY: noreply@{{ fider.domain }}
       EMAIL_SMTP_HOST: "{{ smtp_host }}"
       EMAIL_SMTP_PORT: "{{ smtp_port }}"
-      EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME: "{{ smtp_username }}"
-      EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD: "{{ smtp_password }}"
+      EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME: "noop"
+      EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD: "noop"
 
       VIRTUAL_HOST: "{{ fider.domain }}"
       LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ fider.domain }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/passit.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/passit.yml
index 9ee74bc..fd972ef 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/services/passit.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/passit.yml
@@ -19,23 +19,24 @@
     volumes:
       - passit_db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     env:
-      POSTGRES_DB: somethingelse
       POSTGRES_USER: passit
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "{{ postgres_passwords.passit }}"
 
 - name: passit app container
   docker_container:
+    name: passit
     image: passit/passit:stable
     command: bin/start.sh
     restart_policy: always
     networks:
       - name: passit
+      - name: postfix
       - name: external_services
     env:
-      DATABASE_URL: "postgres://passit:{{ postgres_passwords.passit }}@db:5432/passit"
+      DATABASE_URL: "postgres://passit:{{ postgres_passwords.passit }}@passit_db:5432/passit"
       SECRET_KEY: "{{ passit_secret_key }}"
       IS_DEBUG: 'False'
-      EMAIL_URL: smtp://{{ smtp_user }}:{{ smtp_password }}@{{ smtp_host }}:{{ smtp_port}}
+      EMAIL_URL: smtp://noop@{{ smtp_host }}:{{ smtp_port }}
       DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL: "noreply@{{ passit.domain }}"
       EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_HOST: "https://{{ passit.domain }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/postfix.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/postfix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d5d6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/postfix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+
+- name: setup postfix docker container for outgoing mail
+  docker_container:
+    name: postfix
+    image: boky/postfix
+    networks:
+      - name: postfix
+    env:
+      ALLOWED_SENDER_DOMAINS: "{{ base_domain }}"
+