Modified - Enabled install-page email notifications by default for fresh setups.

.codex-history.md

@@ -692,3 +692,6 @@ Project Change ID[date-time] - application-version - Type - Summary:
 
 137 - [2026-05-10 19:02:14] - v1.27.0-dev-125-g1525c9c8ee - Type: Added - Added the password visibility toggle to the SMTP password field on the install page.
 - 1 - I wrapped the `smtp_passwd` input in `templates/install.tmpl` with the same `js-password-toggle-group` used by login and signup, reusing the existing password-visibility initializer and show/hide labels so the install-page SMTP password field gets the same eye toggle behavior.
+
+138 - [2026-05-10 19:08:32] - v1.27.0-dev-125-g1525c9c8ee - Type: Modified - Enabled install-page email notifications by default for fresh setups.
+- 1 - I updated `routers/install/install.go` so the install form defaults `mail_notify` to enabled when there is no existing mailer configuration and notify-mail was still unset, while preserving an explicit existing configuration during reinstall/edit scenarios.

routers/install/install.go

@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ func Install(ctx *context.Context) {
 	form.RegisterConfirm = setting.Service.RegisterEmailConfirm
 	form.RegisterManualConfirm = setting.Service.RegisterManualConfirm
 	form.MailNotify = setting.Service.EnableNotifyMail
+	if setting.MailService == nil && !setting.Service.EnableNotifyMail {
+		form.MailNotify = true
+	}
 
 	form.RegistrationMode = resolveInstallRegistrationMode(setting.Service.DisableRegistration, setting.Service.AllowOnlyInternalRegistration, setting.Service.AllowOnlyExternalRegistration)
 	form.AdminCreatedAccountMode = setting.Service.AdminCreatedAccountMode