📧 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. 
Gmail, Google Apps
Yahoo
Hotmail
Yandex
Gmail, Google Apps
There are two ways of using gmail, gapps as SMTP source. You can use the default gmail or you can enable two factor authentication. We suggest you to use 2-factor authentication on gmail and gapps. Find below the necessary actions for the specified methods: 
Using gmail-gapps with 2 factor authentication
If you are using 2FA you need to generate an app password for a better security
Go to app passwords page on your google account
Select App type as Mail and Device as Other (You can name it as Merchbees if you like)
Copy the generated app password. You will use this password as account password when filling out SMTP details. 
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Using gmail-gapps without 2 factor authentication
If you are using this method, you need to change two settings on your google account. 
Enable less secure apps option here​
Unlock captcha here​
Host: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Use SSL: True
Username: Your email address
Password: Your email password (Or app password if you are using 2FA)
Yahoo
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Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465
Use SSL: True
Username: Your email address
Password: Your email password
Hotmail
Host: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465
Use SSL: True
Username: Your email address
Password: Your email password
Yandex
Host: smtp.yandex.com
Port: 465
Use SSL: True
Username: Your email address
Password: Your email password
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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