diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9e8e90..40344fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ go build
 
 By default publapi listens on 127.0.0.1:3000. You can change the port with the environment variable PUBLAPI_PORT.
 
-Additionally, you need to set the variable PUBLAPI_SHOUTRRRURL in order for signup notifications to work. Url Format can be found at https://containrrr.dev/shoutrrr/v0.5/services/matrix/
+Additionally, you need to set the variable PUBLAPI_EMAIL_SHOUTRRRURL and PUBLAPI_NOTIFY_SHOUTRRRURL in order for signup notifications to work. URL Format can be found at https://containrrr.dev/shoutrrr/v0.5.
 
 ## Usage
 Currently, PublAPI has only two routes, /users and /signup.
diff --git a/examples/publapi.service b/examples/publapi.service
index 69b44c2..c9ae32f 100644
--- a/examples/publapi.service
+++ b/examples/publapi.service
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ After=networking.target
 WorkingDirectory=/var/publapi
 User=publapi
 Group=publapi
-Environment=PUBLAPI_PORT=3000
-Environment=PUBLAPI_SHOUTRRRURL='matrix://user:password@host/'
+EnvironmentFile=/var/publapi/publapi.env
 ExecStart=/var/publapi/publapi
 RestartSec=5
 Restart=always
diff --git a/pages/signup.go b/pages/signup.go
index 705cd10..4122f19 100644
--- a/pages/signup.go
+++ b/pages/signup.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package pages
 
 import (
 	"github.com/ProjectSegfault/publapi/utils"
-	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
-	"os"
-
 	"github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -44,8 +43,14 @@ func SignupPage(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Registration request for " + username + " has been submitted by the frontend and has been written to /var/publapi/users/" + username + ".sh")
+	// send notification to user that their reg request was sent
+	err = shoutrrr.Send(os.Getenv("PUBLAPI_EMAIL_SHOUTRRRURL")+email, "Hello "+username+",\nYour registration request has been sent.\nIt will take a maximum of 48 hours for the request to be processed.\nThank you for being part of the Project Segfault Pubnix.")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Error sending email to user", err)
+		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
 	// send notification to admins
-	err = shoutrrr.Send(os.Getenv("PUBLAPI_SHOUTRRRURL"), "New user signup! Please review /var/publapi/users/"+username+".sh to approve or deny the user. IP: "+ip+" Email: "+email)
+	err = shoutrrr.Send(os.Getenv("PUBLAPI_NOTIFY_SHOUTRRRURL"), "New user signup! Please review /var/publapi/users/"+username+".sh to approve or deny the user. IP: "+ip+" Email: "+email)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error sending notification to admins", err)
 		return c.SendStatus(fiber.StatusInternalServerError)
diff --git a/publapi.env b/publapi.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927beee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publapi.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+PUBLAPI_PORT=3000
+PUBLAPI_NOTIFY_SHOUTRRRURL='matrix://pubnixbot:xxx@projectsegfau.lt/'
+PUBLAPI_EMAIL_SHOUTRRRURL='smtp://pubnix%40projectsegfau.lt:xxx@mail.projectsegfau.lt:587/?auth=Plain&fromaddress=pubnix%40projectsegfau.lt&fromname=Project+Segfault+Pubnix&subject=Your+registration+request+for+the+Project+Segfault+pubnix+has+been+sent&toaddresses='