Configure Ubuntu Server & WordPress To Use Google Apps Gmail

Here is How To Configure Ubuntu Server & WordPress To Use Google Apps Gmail for Domains. There are two ways – using plugin and server side configuration. We have talked about SMTP before. We have explained that there is associated reputation of Domain Name Mail Server. You can use this link to signup for Google Apps and use Gmail for domains. If you are from India, you can use our Partner Voucher code number AFEMP9X9C37FJX to get off for the first year. You can cancel your account at anytime. As we have said, there are two ways, first we’ll go for the server configuration. Google Apps Gmail here means Gmail for Domains.

 

Configure Ubuntu Server To Use Google Apps Gmail

 

First, after signup / with existing Gmail Account, you need to visit this webpage of Google for Unlocking Captcha. Your DNS records should be complete and MX record must be present. You will need to use application specific password if you have enabled 2-factor authentication.

For relaying mails using Postfix, you need to install these :

There are four configuration files :

Check this location for SSL cert :

Should give you this kind of output :

You do not have to purchase SSL certificate. This is server’s CA one. We want to put it here :

We can use unix pipe :

First we will open the main.cf file :

Basic configuration should go like this :

We are providing you another optional configuration part of the file :

The above usually people do not say to avoid a bit few extra steps. Search our website with SSL certificate and you will find how to generate newkey.pem – these are used when OpenSSL support compiled with the package.

Then we will open the tls_policy file :

This should have :

Now the last one :

This should be edited rightly :

Change admin@thecustomizewindows.com:PASSWORD with yours one. Run these commands :

That /etc/postfix/master.cf needs to have an uncommented line :

Read Postfix official documentations :

Another SMTP Client is MSMTP. You should not install both the above stuff and this one.

Copy and paste the following in the text editor:

So, these are two server side relay options. Many peoples has huge contribution for the whole guide including Major Hayden, Rahul Bansal and many. If you have WordPress on the domain, honestly it is better to take the second option.

 

Configure WordPress To Use Google Apps Gmail

 

There is a great WordPress Plugin :

Official Screenshot on the repo will tell you the easy story. It is hugely used Plugin.