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* Add warning to mailer documentation about authentication References #7966 Signed-off-by: Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net> * As per @guillep2k and @mrsdizzie * as per @mrsdizzie Signed-off-by: Andrew Thornton <art27@cantab.net> Co-authored-by: guillep2k <18600385+guillep2k@users.noreply.github.com>
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date: "2019-10-15T10:10:00+05:00"
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title: "Usage: Email setup"
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slug: "email-setup"
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weight: 12
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toc: true
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draft: false
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menu:
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sidebar:
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parent: "usage"
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name: "Email setup"
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weight: 12
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identifier: "email-setup"
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---
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# Email setup
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To use Gitea's built-in Email support, update the `app.ini` config file [mailer] section:
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## Sendmail version
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Use the operating system’s sendmail command instead of SMTP. This is common on Linux servers.
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Note: For use in the official Gitea Docker image, please configure with the SMTP version.
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```ini
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[mailer]
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ENABLED = true
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FROM = gitea@mydomain.com
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MAILER_TYPE = sendmail
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SENDMAIL_PATH = /usr/sbin/sendmail
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```
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## SMTP version
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```ini
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[mailer]
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ENABLED = true
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FROM = gitea@mydomain.com
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MAILER_TYPE = smtp
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HOST = mail.mydomain.com:587
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IS_TLS_ENABLED = true
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USER = gitea@mydomain.com
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PASSWD = `password`
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```
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- Restart Gitea for the configuration changes to take effect.
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- To send a test email to validate the settings, go to Gitea > Site Administration > Configuration > SMTP Mailer Configuration.
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For the full list of options check the [Config Cheat Sheet]({{< relref "doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md" >}})
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- Please note: authentication is only supported when the SMTP server communication is encrypted with TLS or `HOST=localhost`. TLS encryption can be through:
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- Via the server supporting TLS through STARTTLS - usually provided on port 587. (Also known as Opportunistic TLS.)
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- SMTPS connection (SMTP over transport layer security) via the default port 465.
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- Forced SMTPS connection with `IS_TLS_ENABLED=true`. (These are both known as Implicit TLS.)
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- This is due to protections imposed by the Go internal libraries against STRIPTLS attacks.
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### Gmail
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The following configuration should work with GMail's SMTP server:
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```ini
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[mailer]
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ENABLED = true
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HOST = smtp.gmail.com:465
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FROM = example@gmail.com
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USER = example@gmail.com
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PASSWD = ***
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MAILER_TYPE = smtp
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IS_TLS_ENABLED = true
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HELO_HOSTNAME = example.com
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```
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