diff --git a/watchtower/.env.example b/watchtower/.env.example
index e893737..4d7f6ae 100644
--- a/watchtower/.env.example
+++ b/watchtower/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-SMTP_FROM=zjgump@gmail.com
-SMTP_TO=zjgump@gmail.com
-SMTP_USER=zjgump@gmail.com
+SMTP_FROM=your-email@gmail.com
+SMTP_TO=your-email@gmail.com
+SMTP_USER=your-email@gmail.com
 SMTP_PASSWORD=your-gmail-app-password
+SMTP_USER_ENCODED=your-email%40gmail.com
+SMTP_PASSWORD_ENCODED=your-gmail-app-password
diff --git a/watchtower/docker-compose.yml b/watchtower/docker-compose.yml
index 9cb2a56..dd49094 100644
--- a/watchtower/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/watchtower/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ services:
       WATCHTOWER_LABEL_ENABLE: "true"
       WATCHTOWER_SCHEDULE: "0 0 4 * * *"
       WATCHTOWER_CLEANUP: "true"
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS: email
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_FROM: ${SMTP_FROM}
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_TO: ${SMTP_TO}
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SERVER: smtp.gmail.com
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SERVER_PORT: "587"
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SERVER_USER: ${SMTP_USER}
-      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL_SERVER_PASSWORD: ${SMTP_PASSWORD}
+      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS: shoutrrr
+      WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_URL: "smtp://${SMTP_USER_ENCODED}:${SMTP_PASSWORD_ENCODED}@smtp.gmail.com:1587/?from=${SMTP_FROM}&to=${SMTP_TO}"
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "smtp.gmail.com:192.168.31.222"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     logging: