Set up your Gmail account as SMTP server locally in the Alloy

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Description

To test email functionality/notifications, enable SMTP to send an email. This article describes how you can use your Gmail account to send emails from your local machine.

Resolution

  1. Add the following settings inside <configuration></configuration>tag in the web.config file. You can add it to the end of the file.
      <system.net>
    <mailSettings>
          <smtp deliveryMethod="Network" from="vinit.gavankar@gmail.com">
            <network
              host="smtp.gmail.com"
              port="587"
              enableSsl="true"
              userName="Gmail Uid"
              password="Gmail account PWD"
              defaultCredentials="false"/>
          </smtp>
        </mailSettings>
      </system.net>
  2. If you get the following error message then:

    We're sorry. We weren't able to set up your SMTP. Learn more using the error message below. The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first:

    Try this first:

    1. Log in to your Gmail account.
    2. Go to My Account > Sign-in & Security > Connected apps & sites
    3. Enable Allow less secure apps.
    4. Go to More controls > Security > Basic Settings.
    5. Scroll down to click Go to settings for less secure apps.
    6. Select enforce.
    7. Click Save.

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