diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index e465126..fc08aa3 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS=*
 
 # By default, emails get sent to the local console
 #EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend
+#EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.filebased.EmailBackend
+#EMAIL_FILE_PATH = "/tmp/django-messages"
 # To set up an SMTP server, set the following (only EMAIL_BACKEND is required)
 #EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend
 #EMAIL_HOST=mail
diff --git a/django/myproject/settings.py b/django/myproject/settings.py
index 1540c6d..85d171b 100644
--- a/django/myproject/settings.py
+++ b/django/myproject/settings.py
@@ -184,5 +184,6 @@
 EMAIL_SSL_CERTFILE = env("EMAIL_SSL_CERTFILE", default=None)
 DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = env("DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL", default="webmaster@localhost")
 SERVER_EMAIL = env("SERVER_EMAIL", default=DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL)
+EMAIL_FILE_PATH = env("EMAIL_FILE_PATH", default="/tmp/django-messages")
 
 ADMINS = email.utils.getaddresses(["To: %s" % (env("ADMINS", default=""))])