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 ### Sending email on account activation
 
-When the user is created, an email will be sent notifying them that their account has been created. To disable this, you can use the setting:
+When the user is created, you can optionally send a notification by email using the setting:
 
 ```yaml
-EMAIL_ON_ACCOUNT_CREATION: False
+EMAIL_ON_ACCOUNT_CREATION: True
 ```
 
 ## Enabling login by email and username