🚀 Feature: Make email optional #68

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OVERLORD · 2025-10-06T23:59:59+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-06 23:59:59 +03:00

Originally created by @TommyTran732 on GitHub.

Originally assigned to: @stonith404 on GitHub.

Feature description

Right now email is required to make an account, but it really should be optional, because not all apps require the email scope.

Pitch

In my use case, I want to run public federated platforms like Matrix and Mastodon. My user base is very privacy conscious, so they do not want to provide an email to make an account.

Originally created by @TommyTran732 on GitHub. Originally assigned to: @stonith404 on GitHub. ### Feature description Right now email is required to make an account, but it really should be optional, because not all apps require the email scope. ### Pitch In my use case, I want to run public federated platforms like Matrix and Mastodon. My user base is very privacy conscious, so they do not want to provide an email to make an account.

OVERLORD closed this issue

2025-10-07 00:00:01 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-07 00:00:09 +03:00

@nenas1ya commented on GitHub:

In my case I have an admin account for pocket-id and it is not used to log into any service so there is no need to specify an email for it

@nenas1ya commented on GitHub: In my case I have an admin account for pocket-id and it is not used to log into any service so there is no need to specify an email for it

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-07 00:00:09 +03:00

@Metzlmane commented on GitHub:

I have some similar request, kind of related.. so i add it here.
I use mailcow and users should get the email field automatically assigned: username + @whateveridefine.com

An optional email input required field during the registration might be helpful.

@Metzlmane commented on GitHub: I have some similar request, kind of related.. so i add it here. I use mailcow and users should get the email field automatically assigned: username + @whateveridefine.com An optional email input required field during the registration might be helpful.

OVERLORD commented

2025-10-07 00:00:12 +03:00

@Felitendo commented on GitHub:

Most of my apps rely on the email scope, but as long as there remains an option to require email addresses for new users, I’m all for it.

@Felitendo commented on GitHub: Most of my apps rely on the email scope, but as long as there remains an option to require email addresses for new users, I’m all for it.

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Reference: starred/pocket-id#68