{"id":1663,"date":"2021-05-20T09:33:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2021-05-20T09:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:41:46","slug":"google-smtp-server-how-to-send-emails-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/google-smtp-server-how-to-send-emails-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Google SMTP server \u2013 how to send emails for free?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 1 billion active monthly users<\/span><b>, Google&#8217;s Gmail is the most popular free email service in the world. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers a reliable performance, an interface people are used to, and quite a few options for users who continue to communicate via email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example,<\/span><b> even with a free account, Gmail lets you send up to 500 emails per day <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 a lot more than what other services of this type allow. Because of this, many people want to use Google&#8217;s free SMTP server not only for their personal communication but also for staying in touch with their websites&#8217; visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the relatively high daily limit, Gmail has other advantages like a default setup that brings extra security and reduces the chances of spam filters blocking your emails. What&#8217;s more, thanks to <\/span><b>Google&#8217;s SMTP server,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> website administrators can communicate with their users without the need to pay for additional email services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find plugins for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-a-content-management-system\/\"><b>Content Management Systems<\/b> <\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(CMSs)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like WordPress that can use Google&#8217;s SMTP server to process your outgoing communication. Often, configuring them is as easy as configuring an email client.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The settings are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP server<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smtp.gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The display name you&#8217;d like to appear on your messages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP username<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: your Gmail address<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP password<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: your Gmail password<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP port (TLS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">587<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SMTP port (SSL)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">465<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other add-ons only work with Gmail&#8217;s API and can be more of a challenge to set up. To use them, you need to create a new project in Google&#8217;s Developers Console and enable Gmail&#8217;s API for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gmail-api.png\" alt=\"Google SMTP server \u2013 how to send emails for free?\" width=\"1434\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gmail-api.png 1434w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gmail-api-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gmail-api-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gmail-api-768x263.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, click the <\/span><b>Create Credentials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button and set up a new web application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/create-app.png\" alt=\"Google SMTP server \u2013 how to send emails for free?\" width=\"763\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/create-app.png 763w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/create-app-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly created web application is available in the <\/span><b>Credentials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section of your Google Developers Console dashboard. In there, you will find the <\/span><b>Client ID <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Client secret <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you need to use to configure your extension to work with Gmail&#8217;s API.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id.png\" alt=\"Google SMTP server \u2013 how to send emails for free?\" width=\"1591\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id.png 1591w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id-1024x514.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/client-id-1536x770.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 1 billion active monthly users, Google&#8217;s Gmail is the most popular free email service in the world. It offers a reliable performance, an interface people are used to, and quite a few options for users who continue to communicate via email. 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