diff --git a/social_media_api/settings.py b/social_media_api/settings.py
index b9f35aa..3ddffb1 100644
--- a/social_media_api/settings.py
+++ b/social_media_api/settings.py
@@ -76,9 +76,19 @@
  # URL configuration 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/' 
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/' 
+
+ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'username'
 # Email Verification 
 ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = 'none' 
-ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = True
+ACCOUNT_EMAIL_REQUIRED = False
+
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
+EMAIL_HOST = 'your_email_host'
+EMAIL_PORT = 587
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'your_email_user'
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'your_email_password'
+
 
 # Allauth settings
 ACCOUNT_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD = 'username_email'