The can be integrated with an existing SMTP server for delivering emails to users of the platform. This configuration is necessary if the following features are enabled:
NOTE: Installation and use of custom certificates on the |
To enable, please complete the following.
NOTE: If you are planning to enable SSL for communicating with the SMTP server, you must generate first a certificate for the server that is not self-signed. |
Steps:
Edit the SMTP settings:
"smtp.host": "<SMTP_HOST>", "smtp.port": "587" "smtp.username": "<EMAIL_ACCT_USERNAME>", "smtp.password": "<EMAIL_ACCT_PWD>", "smtp.enableSSL": true |
Setting | Description | |
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host | Hostname of the SMTP server | |
port | Port number to use to contact the SMTP server. 587 is the default value. | |
username | Username of the email account to use to send emails to users.
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password | Password of the email account to use. | |
enableSSL
| Set to
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If it's been enabled, you can reset user password. See Enable Self-Service Password Reset.
If not, you can use an external testing method to verify that the SMTP server is working properly.