How to use Gmail as your SMTP server for Youtrack?

Question

Youtrack allow to send email through 3rd party SMTP server. Fields are as follows:

1. SMTP host: [?]
2. SMTP port: [?]
3. Mail protocol: [?]
4. SMTP

Answer 1

I was using 2-Step Verification on my Gmail Account and this caused an error sending an email. To resolve first I created an App Password (see: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833)

NOTE: to be able to create an App Password it's absolutely necessary to enable 2-Step Verification in your google account. If you don't do it, you'll receive a message indicating that your account doesn't support App Passwords.

Then using these settings I was able to send a test email:

• SMTP host: smtp.gmail.com
• SMTP port: 465 ;
• Mail protocol: SMTP+SSL
• SMTP login: user@gmail.com
• SMTP password: #newly created app password# ;
• Select SSL key: No key ;
• Server 'from' email: user@domain.com.