# Setting up SMTP

To send emails from your own email address, you need to setup SMTP. You can find the sample SMTP settings for the well-known services below.  

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Gmail, Google Apps" %}
There are two ways of using Gmail, Google Apps as SMTP source. You can enable two-factor authentication or use the default Gmail. We suggest you use two-factor authentication for better security. 

Find below the necessary actions for the specified methods :point\_down: 

**Method 1: Using Gmail/Google Apps with two-factor authentication**

* Go to [the app passwords ](https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords)page on your google account to generate an app password.
* Select app type as **Mail** and Device as **Other** (You can name it as merchbees if you like)
* Copy the generated app password. 
* On the [SMTP Settings page,](https://merchbees.com/setting/smtp) enter the below information.

{% hint style="success" %}
**Host:** smtp.gmail.com \
**Port:** 465 \
**Use SSL:** True \
**Username:** Your email address \
**Password:** App password (It is generated in the previous step.)
{% endhint %}

**Method 2:  Using Gmail/Google Apps without two-factor authentication**

* You need to change two settings on your google account. 
  * Enable less secure apps option [here](https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps).
  * Unlock captcha [here](https://accounts.google.com/b/0/displayunlockcaptcha).
* On the [SMTP Settings page,](https://merchbees.com/setting/smtp) enter the below information.

{% hint style="success" %}
**Host**: smtp.gmail.com \
**Port:** 465 \
**Use SSL:** True \
**Username:** Your email address \
**Password:** Your email password
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Yahoo" %}
On the [SMTP Settings page,](https://merchbees.com/setting/smtp) enter the below information.:point\_down: 

{% hint style="success" %}
**Host:** smtp.mail.yahoo.com \
**Port:** 465 \
**Use SSL:** True \
**Username:** Your email address \
**Password:** Your email password
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Hotmail" %}
On the [SMTP Settings page,](https://merchbees.com/setting/smtp) enter the below information.:point\_down: 

{% hint style="success" %}
**Host:** smtp-mail.outlook.com \
**Port:** 587\
**Use SSL:** False\
**Username:** Your email address \
**Password:** Your email password
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Yandex" %}
On the [SMTP Settings page,](https://merchbees.com/setting/smtp) enter the below information.:point\_down: 

{% hint style="success" %}
**Host:** smtp.yandex.com \
**Port:** 465\
**Use SSL:** True \
**Username:** Your email address \
**Password:** Your email password
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

If you are using a different email provider, then you can search for the provider's SMTP details. If you can't find out, let us know. We are always here to help!


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