Gmail as free SMTP server

Use App Password

Steps to generate SMTP password with Gmail:

  1. Go to your Google Account security page.
  2. Enable 2-Step Verification if it is not enabled.
  3. Go to App passwords.
  4. Create one for Mail.
  5. Use the generated 16-character password in your SMTP config.

SMTP settings:

  TLS SSL
Host smtp.gmail.com smtp.gmail.com
Port 587 465
Secure false true

Auth:

user: your@gmail.com
pass: <app password>

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