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# SMTP settings using Gmail
This guide walks you through how to get the information you need to set up your Immich instance to send emails using Gmail's SMTP server.
## Create an app password
From your Google account settings
- Add [2-Step Verification](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839) to your Google account (Required)
- [Create an app password](https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords).
At the end of creating your app passwords, a password will be displayed; save it, it will be used for the password field when setting up the SMTP server in Immich.
<img src={require('./img/google-app-password.webp').default} title="Authorised redirect URIs" />
## Entering the SMTP credential in Immich
Entering your credential in Immich's email notification settings at `Administration -> Settings -> Notification Settings`
<img src={require('./img/email-settings.png').default} width="80%" title="SMTP settings" />