{"id":338516,"date":"2022-06-07T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?p=338516"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:46:33","slug":"user-guide-to-set-up-gmail-smtp-configuration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/user-guide-to-set-up-gmail-smtp-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"User Guide to set up Gmail SMTP Configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we are sharing the steps to follow for configuring the Gmail SMTP settings in your application so that the end user will receive the emails from your own email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Video Guide<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Configure Gmail SMTP Easily? Step-by-Step Setup Guide?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30jLIMbi6A4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wk-index-wrap\"><div class=\"block-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading index-title\">Steps to configure SMTP<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>In the first step, you need to complete the 2-Step Verification in the Google account settings. To do this, you need to open your Google account settings and then click on <strong>Security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In security, you need to click on 2-step verification and turn it &#8220;On&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-1200x900.webp\" alt=\"twofa gmail smtp\" class=\"wp-image-535176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-250x188.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/twofac-2048x1536.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>After turning ON the 2- Step Verification, you need to search for &#8220;App Password&#8221; in the search box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then you will find &#8220;App Password&#8221; in the search result, then click on App Passwords as shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1.webp\" alt=\"app password gmail smtp\" class=\"wp-image-535172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1.webp 2400w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-250x188.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/apppass-1-2048x1536.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Now you need to create the password for the application you want to use. Click on the select app and choose <strong>Other(Custom name).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2-1200x563.png\" alt=\"App-Password-2\" class=\"wp-image-338528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2-1200x563.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2-250x117.png 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/App-Password-2.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> After choosing Other(Custom name), enter the name of the application for which you want to generate the password and click on Generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD-1200x563.png\" alt=\"Generate-PWD\" class=\"wp-image-338539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD-1200x563.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD-250x117.png 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Generate-PWD.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> After clicking on generate, you will get a one-time password, which you can use to configure with your Gmail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0Kindly copy and save the password in the notepad because you can use it only one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password-1200x602.png\" alt=\"final-password\" class=\"wp-image-338540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password-1200x602.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password-250x125.png 250w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-password.png 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6: After getting the password, kindly<\/strong> go back to the application and enter the below details and click on Save:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host &#8211;<\/strong> smtp.gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Port &#8211;<\/strong> 465<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Username &#8211;<\/strong> Enter the email address from which you generated the app password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Password &#8211;<\/strong> Enter the one-time password that you copied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Encryption &#8211;<\/strong> SSL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email From &#8211;<\/strong> Enter your email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SMTPsettings.png\" alt=\"SMTPsettings\" class=\"wp-image-338541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdnblog.webkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SMTPsettings.png 814w, 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