Set up SMTP

Note

  • This is an optional setting. If you set up SMTP, the email notification will be sent and receive via your own email address.

  • If you do not configure this option, email notifications will be sent from our email server by default

Please view steps to set up Google SMTP below.

Steps to manage

Steps 1: Log into your Google account

Click here > log into your Gmail account

Step 2: Generate App Password if 2-Step Verification is Enabled

  1. Please make sure 2-Step Verification is enabled in your Google account. Learn more

  2. Then click here to generate App password

  3. Select Other/Custom name from Select App, give it a name such as “DO – Production Server” and then click Generate.

  4. Note down the application password as it will be required in the next step.

Step 3: Set up SMTP configuration in the app

  1. From the app admin page, click Registration form

  2. Click Settings icon > Email notifications > Admin: when someone registers > enable setting Use custom SMTP

  3. Enter the SMTP information as below (1) SMTP (host): enter smtp.gmail.com as your host if you use Google account,

    (2) Port: Use port 465

    (3) Encryption: SSL

    (4) User name/Email address: enter your Gmail login username [email protected]

    (5) Enter your App password (generated in step 2 above)

4. Click Save

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