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
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 👇
 
Method 1: Using Gmail/Google Apps with two-factor authentication
Go to the app passwords 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, enter the below information.
Host: smtp.gmail.com 
Port: 465 
Use SSL: True 
Username: Your email address 
Password: App password (It is generated in the previous step.)
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.
Unlock captcha here.
On the SMTP Settings page, enter the below information.
Host: smtp.gmail.com 
Port: 465 
Use SSL: True 
Username: Your email address 
Password: Your email password
On the SMTP Settings page, enter the below information.👇
 
Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com 
Port: 465 
Use SSL: True 
Username: Your email address 
Password: Your email password
On the SMTP Settings page, enter the below information.👇
 
Host: smtp-mail.outlook.com 
Port: 587
Use SSL: False
Username: Your email address 
Password: Your email password
On the SMTP Settings page, enter the below information.👇
 
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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