Email connection using port 25, rather than default 587

Falco · September 17, 2022, 10:05pm

Doesn’t hurt to change the comment here to 25

samples/standalone.yml

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          #DOCKER_USE_HOSTNAME: true
          
          ## TODO: List of comma delimited emails that will be made admin and developer
          ## on initial signup example 'user1@example.com,user2@example.com'
          DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS: "me@example.com,you@example.com"
          
          ## TODO: Configure the mail server
          ##       (used for validation of new accounts, notifications, digests, etc.)
          ## required: hostname of the SMTP mail server used to send mail
          DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.example.com
          ## uncomment to set the port to something other than the default (25)
          #DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 587
          ## USER_NAME / PASSWORD required if the SMTP provider needs authentication
          ## WARNING: a '#' in the SMTP password can be misinterpreted; ensure it's inside string quotes, e.g.:
          ##   DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: "#pass#ord"
          DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: user@example.com
          DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: "pa$$word"
          ## uncomment to enable implicit TLS at connection time, probably needed for using port 465
          #DISCOURSE_SMTP_FORCE_TLS: true
          ## uncomment to set the HELO/EHLO domain, only set if required by provider
          #DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN: discourse.example.com

as it looks like ./discourse-setup assumes that the values on the sample file are Discourse defaults?

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Email connection using port 25, rather than default 587

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