> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.oviond.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Senders

> Add the from-addresses Oviond uses for outgoing email.

A **sender** is a from-address (for example, `reports@youragency.com`) that Oviond sends email from. Each sender is tied to a transport — your verified **sending domain** or your own **SMTP server**. Manage senders in the **Sender addresses** section of **Settings → Email settings** (`/settings/email-settings`).

The built-in Oviond sender (`noreply@oviond.com`) is always available and is shown read-only. It isn't available on lifetime plans, which must send from their own SMTP server.

## Add a sender

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Email settings">
    Go to **Settings → Email settings** and find the **Sender addresses** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add an email address">
    Click **Add Email Address**, then choose the source — **Sending domain** (an address on your verified domain) or **SMTP server** (your own server).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the from details">
    Set the **from name** and **from email**. For a sending-domain sender, the `from_email` must be on your verified domain. You can also set an optional **nickname**, **reply-to**, and a physical **address**, **city**, and **country**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    The sender becomes selectable when sending email. Your first saved sender is set as the default automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Fields

| Field                        | Notes                                                                           |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `source`                     | `resend` (sending domain) or `smtp` — the transport the sender uses.            |
| `from_name`                  | The display name recipients see.                                                |
| `from_email`                 | The from-address. For a sending-domain sender, must be on your verified domain. |
| `nickname`                   | Optional internal label.                                                        |
| `reply_to`                   | Optional reply-to address.                                                      |
| `address`, `city`, `country` | Optional physical address.                                                      |

## Default sender

One sender per account is the default, marked with a **star**. Click **Set default sender** on any saved sender to make it the default — Oviond uses the default when no specific sender is chosen. The Oviond built-in sender can't be set as your default. If you delete the default sender, Oviond promotes the next-oldest saved sender automatically.

Before you can add a sending-domain sender, configure and verify a sending domain — see [Email domains](/email-settings/domains). Before you can add an SMTP sender, configure your server — see [SMTP](/email-settings/smtp).