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Ghost can't send mail using Gmail (Google Apps)

  • Posted March 2, 2015

I verified my domain, I added MX records, the user and password is correct.

mail: {
            service: 'Gmail',
            transport: 'SMTP',
            options: {
                host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
                port: 465,
                secureConnection: true,
                auth: {
                    user: '*******@my-domain.com',
                    password: '******'
                }
            }
        }

And I keep getting this error: “AuthError: Invalid login - 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at 535 5.7.8 http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=14257”

What else should I do?

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poolworldwide • November 11, 2015

Ran into the exact same problem. I’ve fixed it by changing the gmail settings to allow apps with lower security on this page: https://myaccount.google.com/security#connectedapps

Hope this works for you!

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asw • June 8, 2020

2020 - Same problem. No love. Tried l"allow apps with lower security" Tried App passwords in gmail. Ghost just does not seem to play nice with gmail.

rodolfoviolac • March 10, 2018

Any solution?? Having the same error! I’m using @gmail.com

Nazariglez • March 4, 2015

Same error here, but i’m using @gmail.com… any solution? Thanks!

Ritchie • March 2, 2015

Forget gmail, that’s cheap solution, cheap not as not expensive but as tacky solution. Try mandrillapp.com

trentross9 • March 2, 2015

Are you using your domain with Google Apps or is it Google Mail (@gmail.com).

If it is @gmail.com address you will need to make the username the full email address.

If that doesn’t work please post full configuration files (remove any passwords of course!) as it makes it harder to troubleshoot issues like this. Thanks!