# Gmail SMTP Relay Setup not working

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-smtp-relay-setup-not-working/123005
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-smtp-relay-setup-not-working/123005 "2019-07-15T19:35:36Z")
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### Author: ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gmail-smtp-relay-setup-not-working/123005/2 "2019-07-15T19:41:12Z")

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Relaying through Gmail is a violation of their Terms of Service, so we do not support it. We recommend using a service like Mailgun.

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