How to set up free Gmail SMTP for the PrestaShop website on localhost?

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Please follow these steps below:

• Navigate to “Configure” > “Advanced Parameter” to open the “Email” configuration page.

• “Send emails to” field: select “Customer service”, and choose “Set my own SMTP parameters (for advanced users ONLY)”
• "SMTP server": enter "smtp.gmail.com"
• "SMTP password": To get an SMTP password you need to configure the Gmail SMTP server. Follow these steps below:

Step 1: Go to your Google Account and log in.
Step 2: Navigate to “Security” > “Less secure app access”. Click on “Turn on access”












Step 3: Click “App passwords” then login to your Google account as normal



Step 4: On the “Select app” field: select “Mail”



Step 5: Select a device



Step 6: Fill in the "Select the app and device you want to generate the app password for" field then click “Generate”



Step 7: Copy the password that has just been generated and go back to your PrestaShop admin panel.

• Enter the password that you has generated on the “SMTP password” field

• Encryption: choose an encryption
• Port: enter “587” then select “Both”
• Save

To ensure that the Gmail SMTP setting is successful, you can enter an email address in the "Send a test email to" field then click "Send a test email" to check.

Your Gmail SMTP for localhost setting is done.