diff --git a/articles/management/commands/check_pending_comments.py b/articles/management/commands/check_pending_comments.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1431be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/articles/management/commands/check_pending_comments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.core.mail import mail_admins
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+
+from articles.models import Comment
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Check for pending comments and send an email to the admin."
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        count = Comment.objects.filter(status=Comment.PENDING)
+        # url = reverse("admin:articles_comment_list")
+        url = ""
+        if count:
+            message = f"There are {count} comments pending[0].\n[0]: {url}"
+            mail_admins("Comments pending", message)
diff --git a/blog/settings.py b/blog/settings.py
index 06725ba..9313774 100644
--- a/blog/settings.py
+++ b/blog/settings.py
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ SECRET_KEY = os.getenv(
     "SECRET_KEY", "s#!83!8e$3s89m)r$1ghsgxbndf8=#^qt(_*o%xbq0j2t8#db5"
 )
 
+admins = os.getenv("ADMINS", "")
+if admins:
+    ADMINS = list(map(lambda x: tuple(x.split(",")), admins.split(";")))
+
+DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = "blog@gabnotes.org"
+SERVER_EMAIL = "blog@gabnotes.org"
+EMAIL_HOST = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST", "localhost")
+EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD", "")
+EMAIL_HOST_USER = os.getenv("EMAIL_HOST_USER", "")
+EMAIL_PORT = 465
+EMAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = "[Blog] "
+EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
+EMAIL_TIMEOUT = 30
+
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = os.getenv("DEBUG", "true").lower() == "true"
 TESTING = os.getenv("TESTING", "false").lower() == "true"