# Unable to send mails using Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-send-mails-using-discourse/51296>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [October 9, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-send-mails-using-discourse/51296 "2016-10-09T12:24:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-send-mails-using-discourse/51296/2 "2016-10-10T00:26:13Z")

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> [@ceeaim](#):
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> Error: authentication failed

There you are, then. Your credentials are wrong.

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