Using your own SMTP server for outbound emails
Invoicera allows you to use your own SMTP servers or 3rd party SMTP servers. The configuration is very easy – you will simply have to open the Invoicera application and add the right SMTP parameters in the settings windows.
Step 1 : Go to Setting -> General Preferences -> SMTP
Step 2 : Mail Server : Enter your mail server details like mail.yoursitename.com. You can find it consulting with your hosting provider.
Step 3 : Username/Email : Your SMTP account email.
Step 4 : SMTP Secure Method: SMTP email transfer doesn’t provide an encryption. So if you want to make your connection more secure, it’s a good choice to use a STARTTLS or
SSL/TLS extension, that employ a separate port for encrypted communication.
Step 5 : Port : Usually SMTP works with port 25, but as the screenshot shows it can work also with 587. You can find it consulting with your hosting provider.
Step 6 : Requires Authentication: Yes (There’s a certain number of methods (passwords, CRAM-MD5, KERBEROS etc.).
Step 7 : Click Test Connection.
Step 1 : Go to Setting -> General Preferences -> SMTP
Step 2 : Mail Server : Enter your mail server details like mail.yoursitename.com. You can find it consulting with your hosting provider.
Step 3 : Username/Email : Your SMTP account email.
Step 4 : SMTP Secure Method: SMTP email transfer doesn’t provide an encryption. So if you want to make your connection more secure, it’s a good choice to use a STARTTLS or
SSL/TLS extension, that employ a separate port for encrypted communication.
Step 5 : Port : Usually SMTP works with port 25, but as the screenshot shows it can work also with 587. You can find it consulting with your hosting provider.
Step 6 : Requires Authentication: Yes (There’s a certain number of methods (passwords, CRAM-MD5, KERBEROS etc.).
Step 7 : Click Test Connection.
Updated on: 25/07/2024
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