Setting up a custom SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server allows you to send email notifications from your own email address, enhancing the professionalism and trustworthiness of your communications.
This guide provides a general overview of configuring custom SMTP settings in Formaloo, applicable to various email service providers.
📝 Additional insights:
If you're specifically interested in using Gmail's SMTP server to send emails, we have a dedicated blog post that provides a comprehensive walkthrough: How to use your Gmail SMTP server to send emails.
Step 1: Add your custom sender email to your Formaloo dashboard
Once you have your SMTP details and app password (if applicable), set up your custom SMTP in Formaloo:
From your Formaloo dashboard, click on your profile icon.
Go to the App Store, select Custom emails, and click on SMTP Settings.
Enter the following details:
Name: A label for your SMTP configuration (e.g., "My Custom SMTP").
SMTP Username: Your full email address.
SMTP Password: The app-specific password or your email account password.
SMTP Host: The SMTP server address from your provider.
SMTP Port: The port number provided by your email service.
From Email: The email address that will appear as the sender.
Reply-to Email: The email address to which replies will be sent.
After entering all required information, click "Save" to apply your custom SMTP settings.
Step 2: Create your custom email and choose your SMTP server
Now you can create custom email templates that will be sent via your SMTP server.
In your Formaloo dashboard, go to Email Templates and create your custom email template.
To send the email through your email server, go to the Email Server settings in the template editor.
From the Email Server dropdown, select your email server instead of the default Formaloo system.
Once your SMTP is set up, you can send emails through your server, ensuring that your email notifications are fast and reliable.
📝 Additional insights:
You can learn how to set up custom emails on your forms and surveys easily by following our guide on How to send custom email templates. This will help you streamline your email setup process and enhance user engagement through personalized communication.
Achieve reliable Email notifications
By integrating your SMTP with Formaloo, you ensure that your email notifications are delivered quickly and reliably.
Your email notifications can be improved in a variety of ways with this process. Businesses and people can interact effectively and efficiently thanks to Formaloo’s powerful notification system and your server's robust infrastructure.
💡 Pro Tip: Custom email configurations apply to all workspaces under your account. This means that any custom email settings will be used across all your workspaces, making management easier.
By configuring a custom SMTP server, you gain greater control over your email communications, ensuring they align with your brand identity and meet your delivery requirements.
🗄️ Old dashboard:
Click on your account settings in the top-right corner of your dashboard and select “Email templates“.
From the opened page, click on “SMTP settings“.
