diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1d033f81..296ae0f0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -16,5 +16,9 @@ S3_USER_UPLOADS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minioadmin
 S3_USER_UPLOADS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=minioadmin
 S3_USER_UPLOADS_BUCKET_NAME=compass-files
 
-EMAIL=no.reply.project.compass@gmail.com
-EMAIL_PASS=
\ No newline at end of file
+EMAIL_SERVICE=smtp
+EMAIL_AUTH_USER=
+EMAIL_AUTH_PASS=
+EMAIL_FROM=no-reply@compassiep.org
+EMAIL_HOST=localhost
+EMAIL_PORT=1025
diff --git a/src/backend/lib/nodemailer.ts b/src/backend/lib/nodemailer.ts
index 0062aa67..877f5723 100644
--- a/src/backend/lib/nodemailer.ts
+++ b/src/backend/lib/nodemailer.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import { createTransport } from "nodemailer";
+import SMTPTransport from "nodemailer/lib/smtp-transport";
 import { Env } from "./types";
 
-export const getTransporter = (environment: Env) =>
-  createTransport({
-    service: "gmail",
+export const getTransporter = (env: Env) => {
+  const options: SMTPTransport.Options = {
+    service: env.EMAIL_SERVICE,
     auth: {
-      user: environment.EMAIL,
-      pass: environment.EMAIL_PASS,
+      user: env.EMAIL_AUTH_USER,
+      pass: env.EMAIL_AUTH_PASS,
     },
-  });
+  };
+  if (env.EMAIL_SERVICE === "smtp") {
+    options.host = env.EMAIL_HOST;
+    options.port = parseInt(env.EMAIL_PORT, 10);
+  }
+  return createTransport(options);
+};
diff --git a/src/backend/lib/types/env.ts b/src/backend/lib/types/env.ts
index 209280bd..07f0e859 100644
--- a/src/backend/lib/types/env.ts
+++ b/src/backend/lib/types/env.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export interface Env {
   S3_USER_UPLOADS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: string;
   S3_USER_UPLOADS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: string;
   S3_USER_UPLOADS_BUCKET_NAME: string;
-  EMAIL: string;
-  EMAIL_PASS: string;
+  EMAIL_SERVICE: string;
+  EMAIL_AUTH_USER: string;
+  EMAIL_AUTH_PASS: string;
+  EMAIL_FROM: string;
+  EMAIL_HOST: string;
+  EMAIL_PORT: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/routers/case_manager.ts b/src/backend/routers/case_manager.ts
index aaa5d91a..13b4154f 100644
--- a/src/backend/routers/case_manager.ts
+++ b/src/backend/routers/case_manager.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
     const studentData = await req.ctx.db
       .selectFrom("iep")
       .fullJoin("student", (join) =>
-        join.onRef("student.student_id", "=", "iep.student_id")
+        join.onRef("student.student_id", "=", "iep.student_id"),
       )
       .where("assigned_case_manager_id", "=", userId)
       .select([
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
         last_name: z.string(),
         email: z.string().email(),
         grade: z.number(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { userId } = req.ctx.auth;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
         last_name: z.string(),
         email: z.string().email(),
         grade: z.number(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { student_id, first_name, last_name, email, grade } = req.input;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
     .input(
       z.object({
         student_id: z.string(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { student_id } = req.input;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
       .innerJoin(
         "paras_assigned_to_case_manager",
         "user.user_id",
-        "paras_assigned_to_case_manager.para_id"
+        "paras_assigned_to_case_manager.para_id",
       )
       .where("paras_assigned_to_case_manager.case_manager_id", "=", userId)
       .selectAll()
@@ -158,22 +158,22 @@ export const case_manager = router({
         first_name: z.string(),
         last_name: z.string(),
         email: z.string().email(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const para = await createPara(
         req.input,
         req.ctx.db,
         req.ctx.auth.userId,
-        req.ctx.env.EMAIL,
+        req.ctx.env.EMAIL_FROM,
         req.input.email,
-        req.ctx.env
+        req.ctx.env,
       );
 
       return await assignParaToCaseManager(
         para?.user_id || "",
         req.ctx.auth.userId,
-        req.ctx.db
+        req.ctx.db,
       );
     }),
 
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ export const case_manager = router({
     .input(
       z.object({
         para_id: z.string(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       await assignParaToCaseManager(
         req.input.para_id,
         req.ctx.auth.userId,
-        req.ctx.db
+        req.ctx.db,
       );
       return;
     }),
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
         first_name: z.string(),
         last_name: z.string(),
         email: z.string().email(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { para_id, first_name, last_name, email } = req.input;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
           .innerJoin(
             "paras_assigned_to_case_manager",
             "user.user_id",
-            "paras_assigned_to_case_manager.para_id"
+            "paras_assigned_to_case_manager.para_id",
           )
           .where("paras_assigned_to_case_manager.case_manager_id", "=", userId)
           .selectAll();
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export const case_manager = router({
     .input(
       z.object({
         para_id: z.string(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { para_id } = req.input;
diff --git a/src/backend/routers/para.ts b/src/backend/routers/para.ts
index 2a5ac7e0..0f7a6cbb 100644
--- a/src/backend/routers/para.ts
+++ b/src/backend/routers/para.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const para = router({
         first_name: z.string(),
         last_name: z.string(),
         email: z.string().email(),
-      })
+      }),
     )
     .mutation(async (req) => {
       const { email } = req.input;
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export const para = router({
         req.input,
         req.ctx.db,
         req.ctx.auth.session.user?.name ?? "",
-        req.ctx.env.EMAIL,
+        req.ctx.env.EMAIL_FROM,
         email,
-        req.ctx.env
+        req.ctx.env,
       );
 
       return para;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const para = router({
           .where("trial_data.created_by_user_id", "=", userId)
           .where("trial_data.submitted", "=", true)
           .select(({ fn }) =>
-            fn.count("trial_data.trial_data_id").as("completed_trials")
+            fn.count("trial_data.trial_data_id").as("completed_trials"),
           )
           .as("completed_trials"),
       ])
diff --git a/src/backend/tests/fixtures/get-test-server.ts b/src/backend/tests/fixtures/get-test-server.ts
index a53e8331..5ae94b79 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/fixtures/get-test-server.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/fixtures/get-test-server.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface GetTestServerOptions {
 
 export const getTestServer = async (
   t: ExecutionContext,
-  { authenticateAs }: GetTestServerOptions = {}
+  { authenticateAs }: GetTestServerOptions = {},
 ) => {
   const [
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ export const getTestServer = async (
     S3_USER_UPLOADS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: minio.accessKey,
     S3_USER_UPLOADS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: minio.secretKey,
     S3_USER_UPLOADS_BUCKET_NAME: minio.bucket,
-    EMAIL: "example string",
-    EMAIL_PASS: "example string",
+    EMAIL_SERVICE: "example string",
+    EMAIL_FROM: "example string",
+    EMAIL_AUTH_USER: "example string",
+    EMAIL_AUTH_PASS: "example string",
+    EMAIL_HOST: "example string",
+    EMAIL_PORT: "example string",
   };
 
   // Use statically-built Next.js fixture (if multiple instances of the built-in next() dev server are running, they try to concurrently mutate the same files).