diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/aliases b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a25f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+root: postmaster@rhizomatica.org
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
index e6a6228..725b12f 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/init.pp
@@ -681,4 +681,14 @@ schedule { 'never':
       ip => '10.23.0.11',
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/aliases':
+        ensure => 'present',
+        source => 'puppet:///modules/rhizo_base/etc/aliases'
+  }
+
+  file { '/etc/msmtprc':
+        ensure => 'present',
+        content => template('rhizo_base/msmtprc.erb')
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
index c7a8217..0cea030 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/packages.pp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class rhizo_base::packages::common {
 
 class rhizo_base::packages::buster inherits rhizo_base::packages::common {
 
-  package { ['libcdk5nc6' ]:
+  package { ['libcdk5nc6', 'msmtp-mta' ]:
       ensure  => installed,
       require => Class['rhizo_base::apt'],
     }
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/templates/msmtprc.erb b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/msmtprc.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8b828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/templates/msmtprc.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+defaults
+port 25
+tls off
+auto_from
+domain <%= @hostname %>.vm.rhizomatica.org
+maildomain vm.rhizomatica.org
+aliases /etc/aliases
+
+account rhizo
+host mail
+from root@<%= @hostname %>.vm.rhizomatica.org
+auth off
+user root
+
+account default: rhizo