Configuring email activation in restful_authentication with Gmail SMTP

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I’m trying to set up email activation for my Rails app using restful_authentication. I’ve installed it with the activation option, but I’m not sure how to configure it to work with Gmail’s SMTP server.

I think I need to add SMTP settings to my environments/development.rb file, but I’m not certain about the correct configuration for Gmail, especially since it uses TLS.

Has anyone successfully set up activation with restful_authentication and Gmail? Here’s what I’ve added to my environments.rb file so far:

ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
  enable_starttls_auto: true,
  address: 'smtp.gmail.com',
  port: 587,
  domain: 'myapp.com',
  authentication: :plain,
  user_name: '[email protected]',
  password: 'mysecretpassword'
}

Is this correct? Do I need to make any changes or add anything else to get it working? Any help would be great!

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Hey there! I’ve been through the Gmail SMTP setup process with restful_authentication, and it can be a bit tricky. Your configuration looks pretty solid, but here’s a tip that helped me: try setting enable_starttls_auto to true explicitly, like this:

ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
  address: 'smtp.gmail.com',
  port: 587,
  domain: 'gmail.com',
  user_name: ENV['GMAIL_USERNAME'],
  password: ENV['GMAIL_PASSWORD'],
  authentication: 'plain',
  enable_starttls_auto: true
}

Also, I’d strongly recommend using environment variables for your credentials. It’s a safer practice, especially if you’re pushing your code to a public repository.

One more thing - make sure you’ve allowed less secure apps in your Google account settings, or set up 2-factor authentication and use an app password. Without this, Gmail might block the connection.

Hope this helps! Let us know if you run into any other issues.

3

I’ve successfully configured email activation with restful_authentication and Gmail SMTP. Your settings look mostly correct, but there are a few tweaks I’d suggest:

  1. Use ‘gmail.com’ as the domain instead of ‘myapp.com’.
  2. Set authentication to ‘:login’ rather than ‘:plain’.
  3. Consider using environment variables for your username and password to keep them secure.

Also, make sure you’ve enabled ‘Less secure app access’ in your Google account settings, or use an app-specific password. If you’re still having issues, double-check that the ActionMailer configuration in your application.rb file is set up correctly.

Lastly, remember to test thoroughly in development before deploying to production. Email configuration can be tricky, so don’t get discouraged if it takes a few attempts to get it right.

4

yo, i had similar issues. try this:

config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
address: ‘smtp.gmail.com’,
port: 587,
domain: ‘gmail.com’,
user_name: ENV[‘GMAIL_USER’],
password: ENV[‘GMAIL_PASS’],
authentication: ‘plain’,
enable_starttls_auto: true
}

dont forget to set up those env vars. and check ur google account security settings too