Gmail is the best webmail application, but some people find
it handier to get access to their own inbox from an email client such as
Outlook and Thunderbird: to do that is essential to configure the outgoing
server by entering the right settings.
You have to fill the
fields with the Gmail AMTP server settings that are:
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Gmail SMTP username: your Gmail address
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Gmail SMTP server name: smtp.gmail.com
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Gmail SMTP password: your password
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Gmail SMTP port: 465
Benefits:
You have the option of Google store and guide the emails
which you send via its SMTP server. So, all your sent emails can be easily
findable and backed-up on Google’s servers. If you choose to use your Google
Apps or Gmail account for your incoming email as well then you will have all
your email in one safe and convenient folder or place. Along with this, the
SMTP server of Google doesn’t use Port 25 and you will reduce the possibility
that an ISP may block your email or flag it as SPAM.
Now, we
will start the process of SMTP Configuration step by step:
Firstly, you have to get your Gmail SMTP credentials which
can be used during the integration of Gmail SMTP with the server of Cloud-ways
Step 1
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First of all, log in to your Google account by
entering your login credentials.
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Enter your email address and click on the Next
option
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Now, input your login password and then click on
the Next option again
Step 2
Here, you need to check that your Google
account is well safeguarded to avoid any intervention when using the
SMTP service. Hence, it is strongly advisable to enable the 2-step verification
that is offered by Google. If you enabled it already then go with step 3.
Step 3
Well, this step comes with 4 parts and we’ll discuss all the
four-step by step.
Part I:
You have to generate an App Password that will be widely
used for the SMTP integration, so just visit the Google App Passwords page to
create an App Password
Part II:
After that, choose the app from drop-down choice and select
‘Other’
Part III:
Enter any name of your choice to your App password and then
click on Generate option
Part IV:
When the app password is created, it is advisable to save it
for later
Step 4:
In this step, there are 2 parts, let’s start:
Part I:
Log in to the Clouldways Platform and click on the Servers
tab that appears from the top menu bar and select your target server
Part II:
After that, click on the SMTP option from the left menu bar
Step 5:
Part I:
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Now, click on this drop-down box that asks you
to Select SMTP,
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Therefore, it is advisable to choose an option
that says Your Own SMTP
Part II:
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Now, you will see some more fields down after
selecting Your Own SMTP option
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Select Other where it asks you to select your
email gateway provider
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Enter the smtp.gmail.com as your admin
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Input 465 (SSL) or 587 (TLS) as SMTP port and Postfix
on the server prefers STARTTLS over port 465 and therefore, it is suggested to
use port 587
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Enter your Gmail account’s email in the username
field
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Now, enter your App Password in the password box
and click on the Save option
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