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

March 2, 2015 8.5k views
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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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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!

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EpicCDN March 2, 2015

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

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Nazariglez March 4, 2015

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

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rodolfoviolac March 10, 2018

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

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