Hi guys I have an error with the mail setup. DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.strato.de DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 465 DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: discourse@domain.net DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: REDACTED_PASSWORD # DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true # (optional, default true) #DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN: discourse.example.com # (required by some providers) #DISCOURSE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL: noreply@discourse.example.com # (address to send notifications from) With the docker-doctor i get ==================== MAIL TEST ==================== For a robust test, get an address from http://www.mail-tester.com/ Or just send a test message to yourself. Email address for mail test? ('n' to skip) [admin.discourse@domain.net]: test-dj0qyymtu@srv1.mail-tester.com Sending mail to test-dj0qyymtu@srv1.mail-tester.com. . . Testing sending to test-dj0qyymtu@srv1.mail-tester.com using smtp.strato.de:465, username:discourse@domain.net with plain auth. ======================================== ERROR ======================================== UNEXPECTED ERROR Net::ReadTimeout ====================================== SOLUTION ======================================= This is not a common error. No recommended solution exists! Please report the exact error message above to https://meta.discourse.org/ (And a solution, if you find one!) ======================================================================================= Replacing: SMTP_PASSWORD Replacing: LETSENCRYPT_ACCOUNT_EMAIL Replacing: DEVELOPER_EMAILS Replacing: DISCOURSE_DB_PASSWORD Replacing: Sending mail to I hope someone can help me. I love this product very much and wouldlike to use it for my community <3

Maybe I need to chance the authentication of the smtp authentication. But how can I do this I can’t see a thread with this answer? Can someone help me?

A few things you can try check if your provider allows a different port and see if you have the same error if you know how to use curl, try curl-ing your mail setup directly from within the docker container use a different mail provider altogether, Mailgun is known to work well with Discourse

[image] newbie-on-discourse1: Net::ReadTimeout It looks like your vm is blocking access to your mail server

Mail error on fresh installation

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) February 4, 2025, 11:35am 4

It looks like your vm is blocking access to your mail server

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Mail error on fresh installation

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