diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/notifications.php b/bootstrap/helpers/notifications.php
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+<?php
+
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Notifications\Internal\GeneralNotification;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Message;
+use Illuminate\Notifications\Messages\MailMessage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+
+function is_transactional_emails_enabled(): bool
+{
+    $settings = instanceSettings();
+
+    return $settings->smtp_enabled || $settings->resend_enabled;
+}
+
+function send_internal_notification(string $message): void
+{
+    try {
+        $team = Team::find(0);
+        $team?->notify(new GeneralNotification($message));
+    } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+        ray($e->getMessage());
+    }
+}
+
+function send_user_an_email(MailMessage $mail, string $email, ?string $cc = null): void
+{
+    $settings = instanceSettings();
+    $type = set_transanctional_email_settings($settings);
+    if (! $type) {
+        throw new Exception('No email settings found.');
+    }
+    if ($cc) {
+        Mail::send(
+            [],
+            [],
+            fn (Message $message) => $message
+                ->to($email)
+                ->replyTo($email)
+                ->cc($cc)
+                ->subject($mail->subject)
+                ->html((string) $mail->render())
+        );
+    } else {
+        Mail::send(
+            [],
+            [],
+            fn (Message $message) => $message
+                ->to($email)
+                ->subject($mail->subject)
+                ->html((string) $mail->render())
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+function set_transanctional_email_settings(?InstanceSettings $settings = null): ?string //
+{
+    if (! $settings) {
+        $settings = instanceSettings();
+    }
+    config()->set('mail.from.address', data_get($settings, 'smtp_from_address'));
+    config()->set('mail.from.name', data_get($settings, 'smtp_from_name'));
+    if (data_get($settings, 'resend_enabled')) {
+        config()->set('mail.default', 'resend');
+        config()->set('resend.api_key', data_get($settings, 'resend_api_key'));
+
+        return 'resend';
+    }
+    if (data_get($settings, 'smtp_enabled')) {
+        config()->set('mail.default', 'smtp');
+        config()->set('mail.mailers.smtp', [
+            'transport' => 'smtp',
+            'host' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_host'),
+            'port' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_port'),
+            'encryption' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_encryption'),
+            'username' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_username'),
+            'password' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_password'),
+            'timeout' => data_get($settings, 'smtp_timeout'),
+            'local_domain' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        return 'smtp';
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}