{"id":418,"date":"2020-06-03T16:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T08:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=418"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:41:49","slug":"how-to-configure-drupal-smtp-module-to-send-mail","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-configure-drupal-smtp-module-to-send-mail","title":{"rendered":"Complete Tutorial to configure Drupal SMTP module to send mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>This tutorial show how to configure Drupal SMTP module to send mail.<\/h4>\n<p>This is commonly used to deliver emails from your website (verification emails, contact form, feedback page etc.)<\/p>\n<p>1. Install the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/smtp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SMTP module<\/a> and enable it<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Download the SMTP module for Drupal:\u00a0https:\/\/drupal.org\/project\/smtp<\/li>\n<li>Upload the module file to your account, please noted down the URL to access the file. For example,\u00a0http:\/\/domain.com\/smtp-8.x-1.0.tar.gz<\/li>\n<li>Login to\u00a0<strong>Drupal admin dashboard<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Manage &gt; Extend<\/strong>\u00a0section. Click on\u00a0<strong>Install new module<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14137986288\/original\/iUpf9hz1Km1iBvrez3wZwd_w6vTlLlP-wA.jpeg?1710398345\" alt=\"This tutorial show how to configure Drupal SMTP module to send mail.\" width=\"2938\" height=\"905\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the installation is done, below message should shows. Click on\u00a0<strong>Enable newly added modules\u00a0<\/strong>to enable the module.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/14137986298\/original\/fWpVk2N5QCreIh4fXtMJkSOMD8kiXzxeqg.jpeg?1710398347\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now back to\u00a0<strong>Extend menu<\/strong>\u00a0and find the\u00a0<strong>SMTP Authentication Support module<\/strong>\u00a0located in the\u00a0<strong>MAIL section<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Configure SMTP Authentification for the account<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>Drupal admin dashboard<\/strong>, at\u00a0<strong>Configuration<\/strong>\u00a0section. Click on\u00a0<strong>SMTP Authentication Support<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Turn this module on or off, please turn it\u00a0<strong>On\u00a0<\/strong>now<\/li>\n<li>Insert all the SMTP server settings needed as below :<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note : Below worldfortesting.com setting is sample setting, please use your own domain\/ email account setting for the SMTP function to work<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the configuration is done, you may insert your email address at\u00a0<strong>Send Test E-Mail\u00a0<\/strong>to try the mail sending.<\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save Configuration\u00a0<\/strong>to save them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You should receive a test email in your Inbox if the configuration is correct \/ SMTP setting well configured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you are interested, you may refer this article to know more.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Knowledge Base:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/testing-pop3-and-smtp-server-mail-server-using-telnet-2\"> Testing POP3 and SMTP Server Mail Server Using Telnet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial show how to configure Drupal SMTP module to send mail. This is commonly used to deliver emails from your website (verification emails, contact form, feedback page etc.) 1. Install the SMTP module and enable it Download the SMTP module for Drupal:\u00a0https:\/\/drupal.org\/project\/smtp Upload the module file to your account, please noted down the URL to access the file. 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