# Configure Google Workspace as a SMTP relay

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**Category:** Sysadmins\
**Tags:** email, how-to\
**Created:** [August 31, 2022, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-google-workspace-as-a-smtp-relay/237662 "2022-08-31T07:49:12Z")\
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Somewhere in the middle of step 4 should be “create a new account”.

Also, please inspect your contact for the permissibility of

1. Running a computer service authenticating as a human account
2. Sending transactional emails

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