How to get your SMTP Credentials
In this How-to article, I'll be showing you how you can get your SMTP credentials for the use in your microletter installation.
What is SMTP?
SMTP is the protocol used to send emails. If you don't know what SMTP is, start here.
A rough example of how SMTP works
Imagine the Server being the address and the Port being the apartment number. To send an email, microletter connects to the SMTP Server. In this example, this connection will be a postman. The postman searches for the building (server) and apartment (port) to find the right door. Before the postman can hand over the letter, he needs to authenticate himself. For that, he uses the Username and Password. If that all worked correctly, the letter (aka. the email) can be delivered.
1. Look up where you can find your credentials
It helps to search
[your email provider] smtp settings online to find out where you can find the settings. You need the following credentials to use your microletter installation:- SMTP Server (e.g. smtp.gmail.com)
- SMTP Port (e.g. 465)
- SMTP Username/Email (e.g. [email protected])
- SMTP Password (normally your email password)
If you're using Gmail and you have...
Here is a list of help articles which will show you how to get your SMTP settings:
- for Yahoo Mail: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/imap-server-settings-yahoo-mail-sln4075.html
- for Outlook: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/pop-imap-and-smtp-settings-for-outlook-com-d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
- for Namecheap: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/1179/2175/general-private-email-configuration-for-mail-clients-and-mobile-devices/
2. Add them to the Deta Space App
You can see how to add the credentials to your microletter installation in the Getting Started guide.
3. Test the credentials
After you've done that, go back to the microletter setup page or to the settings page and click "Test the credentials". You'll be redirected to a new page, and it'll show you if they work or not.
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