update email docs for self hosting

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description: "How to configure your email when self-hosting Infisical."
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By default, the core functions of Infisical work without any email service configuration. Without email service, the following functionality will be deactivated.
By default, the core functions of Infisical work without any email service configuration. Without email service, basic sign up/login and secret operations will function without any issue.
However, the following functionality will be disabled.
- Sending email confirmation links to sign up.
- Sending invite links for projects.
- Sending alerts.
- Multi-factor authentication
- Sending invite links via email for projects to teammates
- Sending alerts such as suspicious login attempts
## General configuration
If you choose to setup email service, yuu need to configure the following SMTP [environment variables](https://infisical.com/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars):
If you choose to setup email service, you need to configure the following SMTP [environment variables](https://infisical.com/docs/self-hosting/configuration/envars):
- `SMTP_HOST`: Hostname to connect to for establishing SMTP connections.
- `SMTP_USERNAME`: Credential to connect to host (e.g. team@infisical.com)