# SMTP isn't working with Amazon SES

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-isnt-working-with-amazon-ses/106527
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [1월 14, 2019, 9:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-isnt-working-with-amazon-ses/106527 "2019-01-14T21:02:51Z")
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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [1월 14, 2019, 9:09오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-isnt-working-with-amazon-ses/106527/2 "2019-01-14T21:09:37Z")

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Using gmail as your SMTP server for Discourse is a bad idea:

> [@Can I use gmail smtp?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-use-gmail-smtp/62504/2):
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> Doing so is against Google’s terms of service, and you will very quickly run into rate limits. Set up one of the recommended providers instead:

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