diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index aa23c26ca3..0000000000
--- a/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-PORT=3000
-
-DB_CLIENT="pg"
-DB_HOST="localhost"
-DB_PORT=5432
-DB_NAME="directus"
-DB_USER="postgres"
-DB_PASSWORD="psql1234"
-
-EXTENSIONS_PATH="./extensions"
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad1345541c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.env
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# General
+PORT=3000
+
+# Database
+DB_CLIENT="pg"
+DB_HOST="localhost"
+DB_PORT=5432
+DB_NAME="directus"
+DB_USER="postgres"
+DB_PASSWORD="psql1234"
+
+# Extensions
+EXTENSIONS_PATH="./extensions"
+
+# Email
+EMAIL_TRANSPORT="sendmail"
+
+## Email (Sendmail Transport)
+EMAIL_SENDMAIL_NEW_LINE="unix"
+EMAIL_SENDMAIL_PATH="/usr/sbin/sendmail"
+
+## Email (SMTP Transport)
+EMAIL_SMTP_POOL=true
+EMAIL_SMTP_HOST="localhost"
+EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=465
+EMAIL_SMTP_SECURE=false # Use TLS
+EMAIL_SMTP_USER="username"
+EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD="password"
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index df397d117e..7971fe2dd6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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     },
+    "@types/nodemailer": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.0.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/parse-json/-/parse-json-4.0.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cliui/-/cliui-6.0.0.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "string-width": "^4.2.0",
+        "strip-ansi": "^6.0.0",
+        "wrap-ansi": "^6.2.0"
+      }
+    },
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+    "copyfiles": {
+      "version": "2.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/copyfiles/-/copyfiles-2.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-73v7KFuDFJ/ofkQjZBMjMBFWGgkS76DzXvBMUh7djsMOE5EELWtAO/hRB6Wr5Vj5Zg+YozvoHemv0vnXpqxmOQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "glob": "^7.0.5",
+        "minimatch": "^3.0.3",
+        "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
+        "noms": "0.0.0",
+        "through2": "^2.0.1",
+        "yargs": "^15.3.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mkdirp": {
+          "version": "1.0.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1677,6 +1719,12 @@
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       }
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+    "get-caller-file": {
+      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "get-own-enumerable-property-symbols": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-own-enumerable-property-symbols/-/get-own-enumerable-property-symbols-3.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2463,6 +2511,11 @@
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       }
     },
+    "liquidjs": {
+      "version": "9.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/liquidjs/-/liquidjs-9.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Z1fERRy5TG76kNQfDuCl9+YmK6RMBsGhi3fl/57rBb5BbuVAS0YA7R3kh0/V0TwezpeywUf5xasR+Np86nD2TA=="
+    },
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       "version": "2.1.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/listr2/-/listr2-2.1.7.tgz",
@@ -2963,6 +3016,57 @@
         "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
         "semver": "^5.3.0",
         "tar": "^4"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "2.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.7.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-uWjbaKIK3T1OSVptzX7Nl6PvQ3qAGtKEtVRjRuazjfL3Bx5eI409VZSqgND+4UNnmzLVdPj9FqFJNPqBZFve4w==",
+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "nodemailer": {
+      "version": "6.4.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.4.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-j+pS9CURhPgk6r0ENr7dji+As2xZiHSvZeVnzKniLOw1eRAyM/7flP0u65tCnsapV8JFu+t0l/5VeHsCZEeh9g=="
+    },
+    "noms": {
+      "version": "0.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/noms/-/noms-0.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-2o69nzr51nYJGbJ9nNyAkqczKFk=",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.1",
+        "readable-stream": "~1.0.31"
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+      "dependencies": {
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+          "version": "0.0.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/-/isarray-0.0.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-ihis/Kmo9Bd+Cav8YDiTmwXR7t8=",
+          "dev": true
+        },
+        "readable-stream": {
+          "version": "1.0.34",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-1.0.34.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-Elgg40vIQtLyqq+v5MKRbuMsFXw=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "core-util-is": "~1.0.0",
+            "inherits": "~2.0.1",
+            "isarray": "0.0.1",
+            "string_decoder": "~0.10.x"
+          }
+        },
+        "string_decoder": {
+          "version": "0.10.31",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-0.10.31.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-YuIDvEF2bGwoyfyEMB2rHFMQ+pQ=",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "nopt": {
@@ -3769,6 +3873,18 @@
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       }
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+    "require-directory": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-jGStX9MNqxyXbiNE/+f3kqam30I=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
+    "require-main-filename": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
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+      "dev": true,
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       }
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+        },
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "2.7.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.7.1.tgz",
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+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -4790,6 +4915,12 @@
         "isexe": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "which-module": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho=",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "which-pm-runs": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which-pm-runs/-/which-pm-runs-1.0.0.tgz",
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     },
+    "y18n": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-r9S/ZyXu/Xu9q1tYlpsLIsa3EeLXXk0VwlxqTcFRfg9EhMW+17kbt9G0NrgCmhGb5vT2hyhJZLfDGx+7+5Uj/w==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "yallist": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "yargs": {
+      "version": "15.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-15.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-92O1HWEjw27sBfgmXiixJWT5hRBp2eobqXicLtPBIDBhYB+1HpwZlXmbW2luivBJHBzki+7VyCLRtAkScbTBQA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "cliui": "^6.0.0",
+        "decamelize": "^1.2.0",
+        "find-up": "^4.1.0",
+        "get-caller-file": "^2.0.1",
+        "require-directory": "^2.1.1",
+        "require-main-filename": "^2.0.0",
+        "set-blocking": "^2.0.0",
+        "string-width": "^4.2.0",
+        "which-module": "^2.0.0",
+        "y18n": "^4.0.0",
+        "yargs-parser": "^18.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "yargs-parser": {
+      "version": "18.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o50j0JeToy/4K6OZcaQmW6lyXXKhq7csREXcDwk2omFPJEwUNOVtJKvmDr9EI1fAJZUyZcRF7kxGBWmRXudrCQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "camelcase": "^5.0.0",
+        "decamelize": "^1.2.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "camelcase": {
+          "version": "5.3.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/camelcase/-/camelcase-5.3.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-L28STB170nwWS63UjtlEOE3dldQApaJXZkOI1uMFfzf3rRuPegHaHesyee+YxQ+W6SvRDQV6UrdOdRiR153wJg==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "yn": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54e215d2e5..3545820cd5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "dist/server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node dist/server.js",
-    "build": "tsc",
+    "build": "rimraf dist && tsc && copyfiles \"src/**/*.*\" -e \"src/**/*.ts\" -u 1 dist",
     "dev": "LOG_LEVEL=trace ts-node-dev src/server.ts --clear --watch \"src/**/*.ts\" --rs --transpile-only | pino-colada"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/directus/api-node#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
+    "@types/nodemailer": "^6.4.0",
     "@types/pino": "^6.3.0",
+    "copyfiles": "^2.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.1.4",
     "husky": "^4.2.5",
     "lint-staged": "^10.2.10",
     "pino-colada": "^1.6.1",
     "prettier": "^2.0.5",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "ts-node": "^8.10.2",
     "tslint": "^6.1.2",
     "typescript": "^3.9.5"
@@ -56,8 +59,10 @@
     "express-async-handler": "^1.1.4",
     "get-port": "^5.1.1",
     "knex": "^0.21.1",
+    "liquidjs": "^9.12.0",
     "mssql": "^6.2.0",
     "mysql": "^2.18.1",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.4.10",
     "oracledb": "^4.2.0",
     "pg": "^8.2.1",
     "pino": "^6.3.2",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 0773767047..30f6c5bbe2 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ import webhooksRouter from './routes/webhooks';
 
 import notFoundHandler from './routes/not-found';
 
+// import sendMail from './mail';
+
+// sendMail({
+// 	to: 'rijkvanzanten@me.com',
+// 	subject: 'Test Email',
+// 	text: 'Hi there!',
+// 	html: '<h1>Hi there!</h1>',
+// });
+
 const app = express()
 	.disable('x-powered-by')
 	.use(bodyParser.json())
diff --git a/src/mail/index.ts b/src/mail/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..067381aa16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mail/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import logger from '../logger';
+import nodemailer, { Transporter } from 'nodemailer';
+import { Liquid } from 'liquidjs';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
+
+const liquidEngine = new Liquid();
+
+logger.trace('[Email] Initializing email transport...');
+
+if (!process.env.EMAIL_TRANSPORT) {
+	logger.warn(`[Email] No email transport is configured. Using default: sendmail.`);
+}
+
+const emailTransport = process.env.EMAIL_TRANSPORT || 'sendmail';
+
+let transporter: Transporter;
+
+if (emailTransport === 'sendmail') {
+	transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+		sendmail: true,
+		newline: process.env.EMAIL_SENDMAIL_NEW_LINE || 'unix',
+		path: process.env.EMAIL_SENDMAIL_PATH || '/usr/sbin/sendmail',
+	});
+} else if (emailTransport.toLowerCase() === 'smtp') {
+	transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+		pool: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_POOL === 'true',
+		host: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_HOST,
+		port: Number(process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_PORT),
+		secure: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_SECURE === 'true',
+		auth: {
+			user: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_USER,
+			pass: process.env.EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD,
+		},
+	} as any);
+
+	logger.trace('[Email] Verifying SMTP connection.');
+
+	transporter
+		.verify()
+		.then(() => {
+			logger.info('[Email] SMTP connected. Ready to send emails.');
+		})
+		.catch((err) => {
+			logger.error(`[Email] Couldn't connect to SMTP server:`);
+			logger.error(err);
+		});
+}
+
+export type EmailOptions = {
+	to: string; // email address of the recipient
+	subject: string;
+	text: string;
+	html: string;
+};
+
+export default async function sendMail(options: EmailOptions) {
+	const templateString = await readFile(path.join(__dirname, 'templates/base.liquid'), 'utf8');
+	const html = await liquidEngine.parseAndRender(templateString, { html: options.html });
+
+	try {
+		await transporter.sendMail({ ...options, html: html });
+	} catch (error) {
+		logger.warn('[Email] Unexpected error while sending an email:');
+		logger.warn(error);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/mail/templates/base.liquid b/src/mail/templates/base.liquid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..536550b3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mail/templates/base.liquid
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+
+<head>
+	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
+	<title>Directus Email Service</title>
+	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
+	<meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
+	<style type="text/css">
+		a {
+			border: none;
+			text-decoration: none;
+			color: #2196f3;
+			outline: none !important;
+			color: #2196f3 !important;
+		}
+
+		a:hover {
+			color: #2196f3 !important;
+		}
+
+		p {
+			margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
+		}
+	</style>
+</head>
+
+<body
+	style="margin: 0; padding: 20px; background-color: #eceff1; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: none; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; color: #546e7a; font-family: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0;">
+	<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
+		<tr>
+			<td style="padding: 0;">
+				<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"
+					style="border: 0 solid #263238; border-collapse: collapse;">
+					<tr>
+						<td align="center" bgcolor="#263238"
+							style="padding: 30px 0 30px 0; border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;">
+							<img src="https://directus.io/assets/directus-white.png" alt="Directus" width="130"
+								style="display: block;" />
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td bgcolor="#ffffff" style="padding: 60px 30px 60px 30px; border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;">
+							<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
+								<tr>
+									<td
+										style="color: #546e7a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding: 0; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 16px;">
+										{% block content %}{{ html }}{% endblock %}
+									</td>
+								</tr>
+							</table>
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td bgcolor="#eceff1" style="padding: 20px 30px 0 32px;">
+							<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
+								<tr>
+									<td style="color:#b0bec5; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12px;"
+										width="75%">
+										{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
+									</td>
+								</tr>
+							</table>
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+				</table>
+			</td>
+		</tr>
+	</table>
+</body>
+
+</html>