How to configure SMTP Mailer in Shopware 6?

SMTP(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used in sending and receiving email. To configure the SMTP mailer in shopware 6. Please follow the below steps.

Step 1:- Login to the admin panel and go to Settings > System > Mailer

Step 2:- On the “Mailer configuration” section under the “Preferred email agent“, select the SMTP server option.

Step 3:- On the “SMTP server” section, fill in the fields to enable the SMTP mailer.

  • Host:- Input the hostname of your provider.
  • Port:- Enter the server port here. Usually, port 25 is used for SMTP transmission. If you are using AOL or Gmail for sending, you have to enter the required port. E.g:- 587
  • Username/Password:- Enter your SMTP username and password in this field.
  • Encryption method:- You can choose between “No encryption“, “SSL” and “TLS” connection depending on your configuration.
  • Sender address:- Enter the email address of the sender.
  • Delivery address:- This field is for testing purposes. All outgoing emails will be sent to the targeted recipient’s address and also to this address.
  • Disable email delivery:- If you enable this option, it will deactivate the mail dispatch completely.

Here are some examples to configure the SMTP server settings for different providers.

  • 1und1
    • Host:– smtp.ionos.de
    • Port:– 465
    • Username and password:– Account e-mail address and password
    • Encryption method:– SSL
  • Google Mail
    • Host:– smtp.gmail.com
    • Port:– 25
    • Username and Password:- GMail e-mail address and password
    • Encryption method:– SSL
  • Hosteurope
    • Host:- your SMTP-Server from Hosteurope
    • Port:- 25, 587 or 465
    • Username and password – your SMTP account username and password
    • Encryption method – unencrypted for port 25 or 587), TLS encrypted for port 25, or SSL encrypted for port 465
  • Timme Hosting
    • Host:- your SMTP-Server from Timme
    • Port:- 465 or 587
    • Username and password:- SMTP account username and password
    • Encryption method:– SSL or TLS
  • AIXPRO
    • Host:- Can be found in your welcome e-mail 
    • Port:- 587
    • Username and password:– SMTP account username and password
    • Encryption method:– STARTTLS
  • Creoline
    • Host:- smtp.creoline.com
    • Port:- 465 (SSL/TLS) or 587 (STARTTLS)
    • Username and password:– Configuration via mailbox
    • Encryption method:– SSL/TLS or STARTTLS

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