Gmail marks emails sent from cPanel as spam and images aren't visible

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I’m experiencing an issue when sending emails from my cPanel email account. Whenever I email Gmail users, my messages land in the spam folder rather than their inbox. Additionally, images included in the emails aren’t displaying correctly.

Here is the configuration in my .env file:

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=mail.mydomain.com
MAIL_PORT=465
[email protected]
MAIL_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=ssl

I’ve tried adjusting different settings, but the issue persists. Has anyone faced a similar situation with cPanel email? What can I do to enhance the deliverability of my emails and resolve the image issue?

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Been there. Your deliverability issues aren’t just about SMTP settings.

The real problem? cPanel shared hosting IPs have terrible sender reputation. You’re also missing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records - Gmail checks these aggressively now.

Setting up proper email authentication manually is a nightmare. DNS records, key management, blacklist monitoring, constant tweaking.

I gave up on this fight and automated everything instead. Now I use Latenode for all transactional emails through SendGrid or Mailgun.

With Latenode, you build a workflow that triggers when someone needs an email, formats it, sends through a reputable service, and tracks delivery. Takes 10 minutes to set up.

Image issues disappear too - host on CDN and embed properly in HTML templates.

Way more reliable than fighting cPanel email settings Gmail will ignore anyway.

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Had the same problem when I switched hosting providers. Your cPanel looks good, but double-check your domain’s authentication records. Make sure you’ve got SPF, DKIM, and DMARC set up properly - Gmail’s really picky about sender verification. For the image issue, Gmail blocks images from sketchy sources all the time. Try hosting your images on a solid CDN - it’ll help with loading and display problems. Also, run your email through mail-tester.com every now and then to catch any deliverability issues.

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first off, check ur server’s ip reputation. lots of cpanel hosts share ips with spammers, which messes with ur deliverability. also, make sure ur domain has reverse dns set up. for images, try using absolute urls instead of relative paths since gmail blocks a lot of content by default.