This discussion explains how to set up Feishu’s free SMTP service for a Discourse community. qingfeng1024 provides a step-by-step guide for enabling email services in Feishu’s admin console, including adding a domain and configuring DNS records. The guide notes that free users can send up to 450 emails daily, suitable for small communities. Heliosurge asks about setting up multiple domains and confirms email functionality. qingfeng1024 advises adding a DKIM DNS record for email credibility. Heliosurge inquires about SMTP username usage, and qingfeng1024 confirms it should be the public mailbox username. Heliosurge encounters an authentication error, and qingfeng1024 shares their SMTP configuration. cctva raises concerns about Feishu’s email sending limits, and qingfeng1024 explains that Feishu’s SMTP has limitations, recommending a commercial alternative like Oracle SMTP for better reliability, which costs around 8 yuan for 10,000 emails monthly.
I was asked how to use an SMTP mail server, so I thought I’d share this recommendation for beginners. No ads, just helpful information!
Feishu (Lark) is a Chinese company that provides enterprises with a one-stop solution for workflow and work platforms. However, anyone can create an account and use its free services. Feishu offers SMTP services to free users, with a daily sending limit of 450 emails, amounting to nearly 15,000 free emails per month.
For a growing Discourse community administrator, this is incredibly valuable. You can use the free SMTP service provided by Feishu to set up your Discourse community, especially suitable for small and medium-sized Discourse communities with less than 150 active users.
Setting Up Feishu Mailbox
First, you need to register an enterprise account and log in. Note that the enterprise account information does not need to be for a real existing company; you can fill it in arbitrarily.
Configure the SMTP information into your Discourse server, and you’ll have a free SMTP sending service with 450 emails per day and 15,000 emails per month!
Perhaps you need to add your domain first? If you require setting up multiple domain email addresses, simply click the domain management button on the left to add a domain.
Just wondering to eliminate the double reply. Do I need to rename “info@nsfirehub.ca” to “noreply@community.nsfirehub.ca” and blankout discourse’s noreply@domqin ?
It has to do with the content and quantity of the emails you sent.
Feishu’s SMTP has too small a daily quota, so I have switched to a commercial Oracle SMTP email push.
A business email does not mean it’s paid.
Lark has many problems, the biggest problem is that it doesn’t go to certain mailboxes, like the one you are encountering now. I use Oracle SMTP for 100,000 emails per month at a cost of 80 RMB. Most of the time, I only use 10,000 emails per month, which is 8 RMB. If you are unwilling to spend money, then you should use free services that have problems.
