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Send Email credentials#

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

Prerequisites#

  • Create an email account on a service that supports SMTP.
  • Some email providers require that you enable or set up outgoing SMTP or generate an app password. Refer to your provider's documentation to see if there are other required steps.

Supported authentication methods#

  • SMTP account

Simple Message Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a standard protocol for sending and receiving email. Most email providers offer instructions on setting up their service with SMTP. Refer to your provider's SMTP instructions.

Using SMTP account#

To configure this credential, you'll need:

  • A User email address
  • A Password: This may be the user's password or an app password. Refer to the documentation for your email provider.
  • The Host: The SMTP host address for your email provider, often formatted as smtp.<provider>.com. Check with your provider.
  • A Port number: The default is port 465, commonly used for SSL. Other common ports are 587 for TLS or 25 for no encryption. Check with your provider.
  • SSL/TLS: When turned on, SMTP will use SSL/TLS.
  • Disable STARTTLS: When SSL/TLS is disabled, the SMTP server can still try to upgrade the TCP connection using STARTTLS. Turning this on prevents that behaviour.
  • Client Host Name: If needed by your provider, add a client host name. This name identifies the client to the server.

Provider instructions#

Refer to the quickstart guides for these common email providers.

Gmail#

Refer to Gmail.

Outlook.com#

Refer to Outlook.com.

Yahoo#

Refer to Yahoo.

My provider isn't listed#

If your email provider isn't listed here, search for SMTP settings to find their instructions. (These instructions may also be included with IMAP settings or POP settings.)

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