{"id":738,"date":"2019-11-18T08:54:56","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T08:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/hostinger-tutorials\/uncategorized\/how-to-use-free-google-smtp-server\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:19:23","slug":"how-to-use-free-google-smtp-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/ng\/tutorials\/how-to-use-free-google-smtp-server","title":{"rendered":"How to use Google SMTP server"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have a Gmail account or Google business email account (Workspace), you might want to use its free SMTP service. Aside from using your hosting’s portable SMTP server or other third-party email clients, you can send emails with <\/span>Google’s SMTP server<\/b> as it’s reliable, secure, and fast. <\/span><\/p>

However, not a lot of people are familiar with Gmail’s SMTP server and how to use it. <\/span><\/p>

In this tutorial, we will show you how to activate Google’s SMTP server from your Gmail account and WordPress site. We will also walk you through Gmail SMTP settings. <\/span><\/p>

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What is SMTP?<\/b><\/h2>

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)<\/a> is a set of commands that directs the transfer of emails. When you send an email, it will be forwarded from your<\/span> email client<\/a><\/b> (such as<\/span> Microsoft Outlook,<\/span><\/a> Gmail<\/strong>, or<\/span> Mozilla Thunderbird<\/span><\/a>) to the <\/span>SMTP server<\/b>. The server will then relay the mail to the recipient’s <\/span>email server<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

The recipient will receive the mail once it’s downloaded from the email server via<\/span> POP3 or IMAP<\/span><\/a>. There are two types of SMTP servers – <\/span>internal<\/b> and <\/span>external<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>

Most hosting providers, such as Hostinger, offer an<\/span> internal SMTP server<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>

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However, you should consider using an <\/span>external SMTP server<\/b>, such as <\/span>Google’s SMTP server<\/b>. It provides several benefits that you might want to consider:<\/span><\/p>