Using Gmail as your mailer for NodeBB

[Duke]

As a new user of NodeBB I didn't find much info on getting the email side of the application working. Now that it is working well, here is how I did it using GMAIL

• Create a new Gmail account or use an existing one. (if you use an existing account, your email address will be seen by your Nodebb users)

• Turn on "two step verification" for this account by visiting your Gmail security page and clicking on the "Signing in to Google". You will receive a text message or two to verify the settings change.

• Once "Two Step Verification" is enabled, goto this link Sign in using App Passwords and have a read. then click on this link to create an "app password", copy and save it for later.

• Now we can go back to the NodeBB settings and choose "Email".

• Enter your email address as the "Email address" in NodeBB

• "From Name" can be anything you like

• Enable the slider "Route emails through a GMAIL account"

• Username is your GMAIL email address

• Password is the "app password" you generated above.

• Save the config and then restart NodeBB

• Come back to the Nodebb email settings and press the test button, you should receive an email

• All done! - ask any questions if you have them.

[PitaJ]

In 1.6.0 this will be easy to do with most email providers, not just Gmail.

[MGM IVR]

@duke said in Using Gmail as your mailer for NodeBB:

As a new user of NodeBB I didn't find much info on getting the email side of the application working. Now that it is working well, here is how I did it using GMAIL

• Create a new Gmail account or use an existing one. (if you use an existing account, your email address will be seen by your Nodebb users)

• Turn on "two step verification" for this account by visiting your Gmail security page and clicking on the "Signing in to Google". You will receive a text message or two to verify the settings change.

• Once "Two Step Verification" is enabled, goto this link Sign in using App Passwords and have a read. then click on this link to create an "app password", copy and save it for later.

• Now we can go back to the NodeBB settings and choose "Email".

• Enter your email address as the "Email address" in NodeBB

• "From Name" can be anything you like

• Enable the slider "Route emails through a GMAIL account"

• Username is your GMAIL email address

• Password is the "app password" you generated above.

• Save the config and then restart NodeBB

• Come back to the Nodebb email settings and press the test button, you should receive an email

• All done! - ask any questions if you have them.

Not working for me
Does the line of code need to write down the code of Gmail or the code of the app?

[PitaJ]

@mgm-ivr what line of code?

[berman]

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