Email Configuration¶

Configuration Directives¶

This page is a work in progress, the following configuration directives is only a partial list.

authentication¶

The type of authentication method expected by your service provider.

Valid settings:

• :login
• :none

(note: if you set this to :none, you must not include the user_name and password settings)

delivery_method¶

The mail transport method to be used. :async_smtp uses asynchronous send. Redmine does not wait the email to be sent to display the next page.

Valid settings:

• :smtp
• :async_smtp

Example email.yml Configurations¶

Simple Login Authentication (default settings)¶

# Outgoing email settings

production:
  delivery_method: :smtp
  smtp_settings:
    address: smtp.example.net
    port: 25
    domain: example.net
    authentication: :login
    user_name: redmine@example.net
    password: redmine

development:
  delivery_method: :smtp
  smtp_settings:
    address: 127.0.0.1
    port: 25
    domain: example.net
    authentication: :login
    user_name: redmine@example.net
    password: redmine

No Authentication¶

Example for an SMTP service provider with no authentication. Note the colon before none.

production:
  delivery_method: :smtp
  smtp_settings:
    address: smtp.knology.net
    port: 25
    domain: cybersprocket.com
    authentication: :none