I hava a fastapi application and i am sendingan otp when users are trying to register or ligin. Now smtp ports are blocked for my vps. Ca i open it?
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Hey 👋
Yep, default SMTP ports are blocked by default on new accounts to prevent abuse.
Your best bet is to either:
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Reach out to DigitalOcean support and ask if they can review your account and unblock it (they don’t always do it, but worth a try),
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Or use a service like https://smtpfa.st/, SendGrid, Mailgun, or Postmark, much better for deliverability anyway. They allow SMTP over API, which is a good workaround and better for performance too.
Some SMTP providers also support alternative ports like 2525, so you might want to check if Gmail does (last I checked, it doesn’t, but maybe worth double-checking).
Let me know how it goes!
You can reach out to the support team and request to unblock the port. I will, however, recommend you to use an external SMTP providers like https://smtpfa.st/, SendGrid, Mailgun, or Postmark Regards
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