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I need to connect my droplet via SMTP to send reset password emails

Posted on July 29, 2025

I need you to unblock my account or at least 2 of my droplets to connect via SMTP to gmail so i can send reset passoword emails (and other alike) for my deployed application

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KFSys

July 31, 2025

Accepted Answer

Heya,

SMTP is blocked for new accounts. You can check why here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-is-smtp-blocked/

You need to contact DigitalOcean’s support to ask and have your ban lifted by contacting them here

https://do.co/support

Bobby

July 29, 2025

Hi there,

SMTP is often blocked by default on DigitalOcean Droplets to prevent spam:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-is-smtp-blocked/

To get it unblocked, you’ll need to contact DigitalOcean Support and explain that you’re sending legitimate app emails like password resets:

https://do.co/support

In the meantime, you can use an external SMTP provider like SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, or any other provider. Most of them support SMTP on non-standard ports like 2525, which usually works even if port 25 is blocked. Or better yet, use their SMTP email HTTP APIs, they’re faster, more reliable, and easier to scale.

- Bobby

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