Django under development: Sending emails through gmail
Some of us does not have a approved SMTP server on our development server, or are working outside the office. So how do you then send email when using Django as your python framework?
The answer is simple: Gmail
You will need:
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = '<user>@gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = '<password>
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
That's it. Given, you can't use it in your production environment. But it works like a charm during development. And if you need help sending html mail with alternative content (html+txt), check out Ross Poultons article Easy Multi-Part E-Mails with Django
The answer is simple: Gmail
You will need:
- A gmail account
- Django (of course...)
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_USER = '<user>@gmail.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = '<password>
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
That's it. Given, you can't use it in your production environment. But it works like a charm during development. And if you need help sending html mail with alternative content (html+txt), check out Ross Poultons article Easy Multi-Part E-Mails with Django
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