diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e06c3d0..8b140781 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,4 +77,22 @@ Just as there is the `gulp dev` task for development, there is also a `gulp prod
 3. Install bundle `sudo gem install bundler`
 4. Go to test folder `cd os4-react/tests`
 5. Install project dependencies `sudo gem install bundler`
-Test can run by using executing `run-tests.sh` file.
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+Test can run by using executing `run-tests.sh` file.
+
+##### BACKEND FAKE SMTP SERVER
+If you're doing development, you can use a FakeSMTP server to see the mails that are being sent.
+
+1. Install java if you don't have it jet
+
+     `sudo apt-get install default-jre`
+     `sudo apt-get install default-jdk`
+
+2. [Download FakeSMTP](https://nilhcem.github.io/FakeSMTP/download.html)
+
+3. Extract the file from the zip and run it
+
+    `java -jar fakeSMTP-2.0.jar`
+
+4. Set the port to 7070 and start the SMTP server
+
+5. Every time the application sends an email, it will be reflected there.
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diff --git a/server/composer.json b/server/composer.json
index 960dd0ce..fc910636 100644
--- a/server/composer.json
+++ b/server/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "require": {
         "slim/slim": "~2.0",
         "gabordemooij/redbean": "~4.2",
-        "respect/validation": "^1.1"
+        "respect/validation": "^1.1",
+        "phpmailer/phpmailer": "^5.2"
     },
     "require-dev": {
       "phpunit/phpunit": "5.0.*"
diff --git a/server/controllers/user/signup.php b/server/controllers/user/signup.php
index 0088858a..26757658 100644
--- a/server/controllers/user/signup.php
+++ b/server/controllers/user/signup.php
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <?php
-use RedBeanPHP\Facade as RedBean;
 
 class SignUpController extends Controller {
     const PATH = '/signup';
+    
+    private $userEmail;
+    private $userPassword;
 
     public function validations() {
         return [
@@ -12,24 +14,45 @@ class SignUpController extends Controller {
     }
 
     public function handler() {
-        $email =  Controller::request('email');
-        $password =  Controller::request('password');
+        $this->setRequestData();
 
-        $userId = $this->createNewUserAndRetrieveId($email, $password);
+        try {
+            $userId = $this->createNewUserAndRetrieveId();
+            $this->sendRegistrationMail();
 
-        Response::respondSuccess(array(
-            'userId' => $userId,
-            'userEmail' => $email
-        ));
+            Response::respondSuccess([
+                'userId' => $userId,
+                'userEmail' => $this->userEmail
+            ]);
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            Response::respondError($e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+    }
+    
+    public function setRequestData() {
+        $this->userEmail = Controller::request('email');
+        $this->userPassword = Controller::request('password');
     }
 
-    public function createNewUserAndRetrieveId($email, $password) {
+    public function createNewUserAndRetrieveId() {
         $userInstance = new User();
-        $userInstance->setProperties(array(
-            'email' => $email,
-            'password' => Hashing::hashPassword($password)
-        ));
+        
+        $userInstance->setProperties([
+            'email' => $this->userEmail,
+            'password' => Hashing::hashPassword($this->userPassword)
+        ]);
 
         return $userInstance->store();
     }
+    
+    public function sendRegistrationMail() {
+        $mailSender = new MailSender();
+        
+        $mailSender->setTemplate(MailTemplate::USER_SIGNUP, [
+            'to' => $this->userEmail
+        ]);
+        
+        $mailSender->send();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/index.php b/server/index.php
index 850db116..04edd2e7 100644
--- a/server/index.php
+++ b/server/index.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $app = new \Slim\Slim();
 include_once 'libs/Controller.php';
 include_once 'libs/ControllerGroup.php';
 include_once 'libs/Hashing.php';
+include_once 'libs/MailSender.php';
 
 // LOAD MODELS
 spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
diff --git a/server/libs/MailSender.php b/server/libs/MailSender.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e419f07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/libs/MailSender.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+class MailSender {
+
+    private $mailOptions = [];
+    
+    //TODO: Add real initial options when Settings class is available
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->mailOptions['from'] = 'noreply@opensupports.com';
+        
+        //SMTP Options
+        $this->mailOptions['smtp_host'] = 'localhost';
+        $this->mailOptions['smtp_port'] = 7070;
+        $this->mailOptions['smtp_user'] = '';
+        $this->mailOptions['smtp_pass'] = '';
+    }
+
+    public function setTemplate($type, $config) {
+        $mailTemplate = MailTemplate::getTemplate($type);
+        $compiledMailContent = $mailTemplate->compile($config);
+        
+        $this->mailOptions = array_merge($this->mailOptions, $compiledMailContent);
+    }
+
+    public function send() {
+        $mailer = new PHPMailer();
+
+        $mailer->From = $this->mailOptions['from'];
+        $mailer->addAddress($this->mailOptions['to']);
+        $mailer->Subject = $this->mailOptions['subject'];
+        $mailer->Body = $this->mailOptions['body'];
+
+        //$mailer->SMTPDebug = 3;
+        $mailer->isSMTP();
+        $mailer->SMTPAuth = true;
+        $mailer->Host = $this->mailOptions['smtp_host'];
+        $mailer->Port = $this->mailOptions['smtp_port'];
+        $mailer->Username = $this->mailOptions['smtp_user'];
+        $mailer->Password = $this->mailOptions['smtp_pass'];
+        //$mailer->SMTPSecure = "tls";
+        $mailer->Timeout = 1000;
+
+        if ($mailer->smtpConnect()) {
+            $mailer->send();
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/server/models/DataStore.php b/server/models/DataStore.php
index 7fe921f1..b316ad84 100644
--- a/server/models/DataStore.php
+++ b/server/models/DataStore.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use RedBeanPHP\Facade as RedBean;
 abstract class DataStore {
     protected $_bean;
 
-    abstract protected function getDefaultProps();
+    public function getDefaultProps() {
+        return [];
+    }
 
     public static function getDataStore($value, $property = 'id') {
         $bean = RedBean::findOne(static::TABLE, static::validateProp($property) . ' =:value', array(
diff --git a/server/models/MailTemplate.php b/server/models/MailTemplate.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27742437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/MailTemplate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+class MailTemplate extends DataStore {
+    const TABLE = 'mailtemplate';
+    
+    const USER_SIGNUP = 'USER_SIGNUP';
+    const USER_PASSWORD = 'USER_PASSWORD';
+    
+    public static function getTemplate($type) {
+        //TODO: Add initial mails templates to the database
+        //return MailTemplate::getDataStore($type, 'type');
+
+        $template = new MailTemplate();
+        $template->setProperties([
+            'type' => $type,
+            'subject' => 'Test Subject for {{to}}',
+            'body' => 'Test body for {{to}}'
+        ]);
+        return $template;
+    }
+    
+    public static function getProps() {
+        return [
+            'type',
+            'subject',
+            'body'
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function compile($config) {
+        return [
+            'body' => $this->compileString($this->body, $config),
+            'subject' => $this->compileString($this->subject, $config),
+            'to' => $config['to']
+        ];
+    }
+    
+    public function compileString($string, $config) {
+        $compiledString = $string;
+
+        foreach ($config as $configName => $configValue) {
+            $compiledString = str_replace("{{{$configName}}}", $configValue, $compiledString);
+        }
+
+        return $compiledString;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/server/tests/models/MailTemplateTest.php b/server/tests/models/MailTemplateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95cdd476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/tests/models/MailTemplateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+include_once 'tests/__lib__/Mock.php';
+include_once 'models/MailTemplate.php';
+
+class MailTemplateTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
+    public function testGetTemplateShouldReturnSpecifiedTemplate() {
+        $mailTemplate = MailTemplate::getTemplate(MailTemplate::USER_SIGNUP);
+        
+        $this->assertEquals(MailTemplate::USER_SIGNUP, $mailTemplate->type);
+    }
+
+    public function testCompilation() {
+        $mailTemplate = new MailTemplate();
+        $mailTemplate->setProperties([
+            'subject' => 'Welcoming to {{to}}',
+            'body' => 'Welcome, {{userName}} to our team'
+        ]);
+
+        $result = $mailTemplate->compile([
+            'to' => 'cersei@opensupports.com',
+            'userName' => 'Cersei Lannister',
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($result['subject'], 'Welcoming to cersei@opensupports.com');
+        $this->assertEquals($result['body'], 'Welcome, Cersei Lannister to our team');
+    }
+}