# Basic Setup - HELP

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822 "2016-05-20T02:25:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@mitch](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mitch)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822/1 "2016-05-20T02:25:00Z")

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Hello Mautic Community.  
  
  
  
I just want to get basic setup to send some emails. I’m not having much luck.  
  
  
  
I have the Pro Account. I have a Google Gmail account with Google Apps for Business. We also have a MailChimp account.  
  
  
  
I understand how to create an email and a campaign, and I’ve even imported my Lead list.  
  
  
  
How do I config to send emails? Should I send through Mautic? If so, how? Should I send through Gmail? If so, how?  
  
  
  
Need help. Please!  
  
  
  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![mitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@mitch](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mitch)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822/2 "2016-05-20T02:25:00Z")

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Hello Mautic Community.

I just want to get basic setup to send some emails. I’m not having much luck.

I have the Pro Account. I have a Google Gmail account with Google Apps for Business. We also have a MailChimp account.

I understand how to create an email and a campaign, and I’ve even imported my Lead list.

How do I config to send emails? Should I send through Mautic? If so, how? Should I send through Gmail? If so, how?

Need help. Please!

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Augentia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Augentia](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Augentia)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822/3 "2016-05-20T02:57:32Z")

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Hi Mitch,  
You can send email from Mautic to your leads - similar to MailChimp account. If you have created a ‘list email’ then you can attach a specific list for which the email has to go - and send it.

If you prefer to use your Gmail account to send mail - visit the admin console in [mautic.net/login](http://mautic.net/login). There you will find all your Mautic instances. On to the right you will see ‘Edit’ - that leads you to setup your own ‘Email send domain’. Use that to setup your Gmail account to be used for sending purposes.

Hope this helps.  
thanks.

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**Author:** ![elalirami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c67d28/32.png) [@elalirami](https://forum.mautic.org/u/elalirami)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/basic-setup-help/3822/4 "2016-05-25T02:13:56Z")

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hi guys, I’m new on Mautic and trying to understand how it works.  
Augentina, when you say " You can send email from Mautic to your leads - similar to MailChimp account. If you have created a ‘list email’ then you can attach a specific list for which the email has to go - and send it."

does that mean [mautic.net](http://mautic.net) is able to send emails without an smtp or a third party sender ?

I signed up yesterday and tested few emails and they all gone out and delivered by Mautic.

and if yes, on the upgrade page, the sending limit says " Unlimited (Rate Limited) " what does that mean ?

Thanks in advance guys  
Mark