Gmail Security Blocking Rails Emails.md

Gmail Security Blocking Rails Emails

First step to make sure that your app doesn’t crash if you have this type of email error is to set config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false in your config/environments/production.rb

2nd Turn on 2-factor authentication best if you use phone its faster that way

Step 1: Set up 2-Step Verification

• Go to your Google Account.
• On the left navigation panel, click Security.
• On the Signing in to Google panel, click 2-Step Verification.
• Click Get started.
• Follow the steps on the screen.

Add the App Password

• Go to https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
• Select the app and device you want to generate the app password for.
• Select custom name
• then save the password

Add it to the config/environments/production.rb

its important you save all your credentials inside master.key or use figaro gem.

config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
    address:              'smtp.gmail.com',
    port:                 587,
    domain:               "#{Rails.application.credentials.production[:domain]}", # domain.com
    user_name:            "#{Rails.application.credentials.production[:mail_username]}", # your_email@gmai.com
    password:             "#{Rails.application.credentials.production[:app_mail_password]}",# app_mail_password
    authentication:       'plain',
    enable_starttls_auto: true }