# Anyone using gmail for SMTP?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [21 Marzo 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371 "2016-03-21T15:16:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [21 Marzo 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371/1 "2016-03-21T15:16:39Z")

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Trying to get discourse up and running I used gmail for the SMTP mentoned in app.yml. A feature of gmail is allowing this according to [this article.](https://galleryserverpro.com/use-gmail-as-your-smtp-server-even-when-using-2-factor-authentication-2-step-verification/) It doesn’t work. My settings are something like this (I changed my email and pw).

```plaintext
  ## on initial signup example 'user1@example.com,user2@example.com'
  DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS: 'myemail@gmail.com'

  ## TODO: The domain name this Discourse instance will respond to
  DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME: 'localhost'

  ## TODO: The mailserver this Discourse instance will use
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: smtp.gmail.com 
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 587
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: myemail@gmail.com
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: thepassword
  DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true

```

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