Configuring incoming and outgoing email servers

Before you start sending and receiving emails in Odoo, you will need to configure the incoming and outgoing email servers. In this recipe, you will learn how to configure email servers in Odoo.

Getting ready

There is no development needed for this recipe, but you will require email server information, such as the server URL, port, server type, username, and password. We will use this information to configure the email servers.

Note

If you are using Odoo Online or Odoo.sh, you do not need to configure the email servers. You can send and receive emails without any complex configurations on those platforms. This recipe is for on-premises Odoo instances.

How to do it...

Configuring incoming and outgoing email servers involves a few steps that are common to the processes for incoming and outgoing servers and a few steps that are unique to each kind of server. So, first, we will see the common configuration steps, and then...