diff --git a/crates/core/src/config/server.rs b/crates/core/src/config/server.rs
index 1133862..13bb1f4 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/config/server.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/config/server.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::{
     str::FromStr,
 };
 
-use derive_more::Display;
+use derive_more::{Constructor, Display};
 use kxio::fs::FileSystem;
 use secrecy::Secret;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -204,19 +204,13 @@ impl ServerStorage {
     Ord,
     derive_more::AsRef,
     serde::Deserialize,
+    Constructor,
 )]
 pub struct Shout {
     webhook: Option<OutboundWebhook>,
     email: Option<EmailConfig>,
 }
 impl Shout {
-    pub const fn new_webhook(webhook: OutboundWebhook) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            webhook: Some(webhook),
-            email: None,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub const fn webhook(&self) -> Option<&OutboundWebhook> {
         self.webhook.as_ref()
     }
diff --git a/crates/core/src/config/tests.rs b/crates/core/src/config/tests.rs
index ec42d62..152dc43 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/config/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/config/tests.rs
@@ -475,6 +475,13 @@ mod server {
                 .webhook_secret()
                 .map(|secret| secret.expose_secret().clone())
                 .unwrap_or_default();
+            let_assert!(Some(shout_email) = shout.email());
+            let shout_email_from = shout_email.from();
+            let shout_email_to = shout_email.to();
+            let_assert!(Some(shout_email_smtp) = shout_email.smtp());
+            let shout_email_smtp_hostname = shout_email_smtp.hostname();
+            let shout_email_smtp_username = shout_email_smtp.username();
+            let shout_email_smtp_password = shout_email_smtp.password();
             let forge_alias = server_config
                 .forges()
                 .next()
@@ -521,6 +528,15 @@ url = "{listen_url}"
 [shout]
 webhook = {{ url = "{shout_webhook_url}", secret = "{shout_webhook_secret}" }}
 
+[shout.email]
+from = "{shout_email_from}"
+to = "{shout_email_to}"
+
+[shout.email.smtp]
+hostname = "{shout_email_smtp_hostname}"
+username = "{shout_email_smtp_username}"
+password = "{shout_email_smtp_password}"
+
 [storage]
 path = {storage_path:?}
 
@@ -692,7 +708,7 @@ mod push {
 }
 mod given {
 
-    use crate::server::{Listen, ListenUrl, OutboundWebhook, Shout};
+    use crate::server::{EmailConfig, Listen, ListenUrl, OutboundWebhook, Shout, SmtpConfig};
 
     use super::*;
     use rand::Rng as _;
@@ -716,7 +732,7 @@ mod given {
     pub fn a_server_config() -> ServerConfig {
         ServerConfig::new(
             a_listen(),
-            a_notification_config(),
+            a_shout(),
             a_server_storage(),
             some_forge_configs(),
         )
@@ -746,11 +762,18 @@ mod given {
     pub fn an_outbound_webhook() -> OutboundWebhook {
         OutboundWebhook::new(a_name(), a_name())
     }
+    pub fn an_email_config() -> EmailConfig {
+        EmailConfig::new(
+            a_name(),
+            a_name(),
+            Some(SmtpConfig::new(a_name(), a_name(), a_name())),
+        )
+    }
     pub fn a_server_storage() -> ServerStorage {
         ServerStorage::new(a_name().into())
     }
-    pub fn a_notification_config() -> Shout {
-        Shout::new_webhook(an_outbound_webhook())
+    pub fn a_shout() -> Shout {
+        Shout::new(Some(an_outbound_webhook()), Some(an_email_config()))
     }
     pub fn some_forge_configs() -> BTreeMap<String, ForgeConfig> {
         [(a_name(), a_forge_config())].into()