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# SMTP (Email)
Send system emails from your own mail server.
CodiCo Dispatch sends [notifications](/documentation/notifications.md) by email. Under **Integrations → SMTP** you connect your own mail server, so emails come from your address.
SMTP settings.
| Field | What to enter |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Driver** | `smtp` |
| **Host** / **Port** | Your mail server and port, for example `smtp.gmail.com` and `587`. |
| **Username** / **Password** | The login for your mail account. |
| **Mail sender email** / **Mail sender name** | The address and name customers see as the sender. |
| **Mail replay to address** / **Mail replay to name** | Where customer replies go. |
{% hint style="info" %}
**No SMTP?** You can use CodiCo's free default server. Fill in the reply-to fields so that customer replies still reach you.
{% endhint %}
Click **Save**, then enter your address under **Send a test email** and click **Send** to check the connection.
## Gmail
To send through Gmail:
1. Turn on 2-Step Verification in your Google Account.
2. Open [App passwords](https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords), enter a name such as *CodiCo Dispatch* and click **Generate**.
3. Use the 16-character app password as the SMTP **Password**, with host `smtp.gmail.com` and port `587`.
{% hint style="warning" %}
Use an app password, not your regular Gmail password. The error *535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted* means the password is wrong or is not an app password.
{% endhint %}
## Watch the video
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Email Sending: How to Set up SMTP and what you need
{% endembed %}
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