diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b8c1418b..f9246864 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ nginx/config/*
 config.production.json
 ghost/data/*
 !ghost/data/.gitkeep
-api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings.py
 .DS_Store
+postfix/.env
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diff --git a/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings.py b/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02e5bd8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+EMAIL_HOST = 'postfix'
+
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = ''
+
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = ''
+
+# Normally using port 25 is unsafe as it cannot be encrypted.
+# However, all the traffic to port 25 will remain inside docker.
+# After the traffic leaves docker through the mailserver, it will be on port 587.
+EMAIL_PORT = '25'
+
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = False
+
+EMAIL_USE_SSL = False
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
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diff --git a/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings_default.py b/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings_default.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d3299cf..00000000
--- a/api/nvdnew/settings/mail_settings_default.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-EMAIL_HOST = 'mail.uniweb.no'
-
-EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'do-not-reply@nettverksdagene.no'
-
-EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = ''
-
-EMAIL_PORT = '587'
-
-EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
-
-EMAIL_USE_SSL = False
-
-EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
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diff --git a/docker-compose-prod.yml b/docker-compose-prod.yml
index 1f9ad239..11c10483 100644
--- a/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,17 @@ services:
       - ./nginx/config:/config # Todo: Can this volume include the below?
       - frontend-files:/frontend
 
+  postfix:
+    build:
+      context: ./postfix
+    ports:
+      - "587:587"
+    env_file:
+      - path: ./postfix/.env
+        required: true
+    volumes:
+      - postfix-spool:/var/spool/postfix # Volume for storing unset postfix emails
+
 volumes:
   frontend-files:
+  postfix-spool:
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diff --git a/docker-compose-test.yml b/docker-compose-test.yml
index 1f9ad239..07d28df7 100644
--- a/docker-compose-test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-test.yml
@@ -57,5 +57,19 @@ services:
       - ./nginx/config:/config # Todo: Can this volume include the below?
       - frontend-files:/frontend
 
+  # Is postfix nessesary for tests? Do we actually use the tests? Do the tests even work?
+  # These are all good questions that I don't have the answer to and I'm too annoyed of this project to find out.
+  # I have included it here because why not.
+  postfix:
+    build:
+      context: ./postfix
+    ports:
+      - "587:587"
+    env_file:
+      - path: ./postfix/.env.default
+        required: true
+      - path: ./postfix/.env
+        required: false
+
 volumes:
   frontend-files:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e186e0e5..1bbd0bdf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
       - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=nvdnew.settings.dev
     depends_on:
       - postgres
+
   frontend:
     build:
       context: ./frontend
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ services:
       - ./frontend/src:/frontend/src
       - ./frontend/static:/frontend/static
       - ./frontend/test:/frontend/test
+
   fileserver:
     build: ./fileserver
     ports:
@@ -37,3 +39,14 @@ services:
     command: ["./main"]
     volumes:
       - ./fileserver/uploads:/root/uploads
+
+  postfix:
+    build:
+      context: ./postfix
+    ports:
+      - "587:587"
+    env_file:
+      - path: ./postfix/.env.default
+        required: true
+      - path: ./postfix/.env
+        required: false
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diff --git a/postfix/.env.default b/postfix/.env.default
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f567354a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postfix/.env.default
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This is only included as an example.
+# You should create your own .env file with real values for prod!
+
+SMTP_SERVER=smtp.some-provier.com
+SMTP_PORT=587
+SMTP_USERNAME=the username for the smtp server
+SMTP_PASSWORD=a very secure password
+SERVER_HOSTNAME=nettverksdagene.no
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diff --git a/postfix/Dockerfile b/postfix/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42f1be8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postfix/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FROM juanluisbaptiste/postfix:latest
+
+# Add a delay between every email sent
+# Needed to avoid hitting the rate limit
+# A bit hacky but it works :)
+RUN echo -e "\ndefault_destination_rate_delay = 3s\n" >> /etc/postfix/main.cf 
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