While I’m reading the forum about setting custom SMTP on Ghost, it seems my topic is just another one on this matter.
So let’s respect the template first:
If you’re looking for help, please provide information about your environment. If you delete this template and don’t provide any information, your topic will be automatically closed.
Environment: Archlinux host, Ghost and MySQL in Docker container. This is the full current docker-compose.yaml (trial and error changed several times):
services:
ghost:
image: ghost:latest
container_name: ghost
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 8889:2368
depends_on:
- ghost-mysql
environment:
# see https://ghost.org/docs/config/#configuration-options
database__client: mysql
database__connection__host: ghost-mysql
database__connection__user: root
database__connection__password: example
database__connection__database: ghost
mail__transport: "SMTP"
mail__from: "something@some.mydomain"
mail__options__service: "SMTP"
mail__options__host: "smtp.yandex.com"
mail__options__port: "587"
mail__options__auth__user: "something@some.mydomain"
mail__options__auth__pass: "password-for-apps"
mail__options__secure: false
mail__options__requireTLS: true
# this url value is just an example, and is likely wrong for your environment!
url: https://ghost.some.mydomain
# contrary to the default mentioned in the linked documentation, this image defaults to NODE_ENV=production (so development mode needs to be explicitly specified if desired)
#NODE_ENV: development
volumes:
- ./content:/var/lib/ghost/content
# probably better to have an access to full config, saved for later:
# volumes:
# - ./content:/var/lib/ghost
ghost-mysql:
image: mysql:8.0
container_name: ghost-mysql
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: example
volumes:
- ./ghost-mysql:/var/lib/mysql
If you aren’t running the latest version of Ghost, the first thing we’ll ask you to do is update to the latest version of Ghost.
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# docker exec -it ghost bash
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# ghost version
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Ghost-CLI version: 1.26.0
Ghost version: 5.82.2 (at /var/lib/ghost)
- What’s your URL? This is the easiest way for others to help you
Is this really necessary? URL is https://ghost.<my domain>
I have valid domain, which working for other stuff, also for Ghost.
I have a problem to setup Yandex SMTP mail
- What version of Ghost are you using? If it’s not the latest, please update Ghost first before opening your topic
Provided above
And
- How was Ghost installed and configured?
Installation info provided above, configuration is pure vanilla as for now
- What Node version, database, OS & browser are you using?
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# node -v
v18.20.2
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# cat /etc/*release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# exit
exit
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]#
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# docker exec -it ghost-mysql bash
bash-4.4# mysql -V
mysql Ver 8.0.36 for Linux on x86_64 (MySQL Community Server - GPL)
bash-4.4# exit
exit
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# cat /etc/*release
DISTRIB_ID="Arch"
DISTRIB_RELEASE="rolling"
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Arch Linux"
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# uname -r
6.8.7-lqx2-1-lqx
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# docker -v
Docker version 26.1.0, build 9714adc6c7
Firefox 125.0.2 on Windows 11
- What errors or information do you see in the console?
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# docker logs -f ghost
........
[2024-04-27 18:02:06] ERROR Failed to send email. Reason: Mail command failed: 553 5.7.1 Sender address rejected: user not found. 1714240926-52TPwm2vNCg0-ets5ZeUj.
Failed to send email. Reason: Mail command failed: 553 5.7.1 Sender address rejected: user not found. 1714240926-52TPwm2vNCg0-ets5ZeUj.
"Please see https://ghost.org/docs/config/#mail for instructions on configuring email."
Error ID:
424513f0-04c0-11ef-889e-af82c9b5071d
Error Code:
EENVELOPE
----------------------------------------
Error: Mail command failed: 553 5.7.1 Sender address rejected: user not found. 1714240926-52TPwm2vNCg0-ets5ZeUj
at createMailError (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/core/server/services/mail/GhostMailer.js:105:12)
at SMTPConnection._formatError (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:798:19)
at SMTPConnection._actionMAIL (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:1607:34)
at SMTPConnection.<anonymous> (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:1076:18)
at SMTPConnection._processResponse (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:982:20)
at SMTPConnection._onData (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:763:14)
at SMTPConnection._onSocketData (/var/lib/ghost/versions/5.82.2/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:195:44)
at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:517:28)
at TLSSocket.emit (node:domain:489:12)
at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:368:12)
at readableAddChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:341:9)
at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:278:10)
at TLSWrap.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:190:23)
[2024-04-27 18:02:06] INFO "POST /members/api/send-magic-link/" 400 927ms
- What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having?
Probably try to deploy same docker-compose.yaml, with lot of preparation of setting up own domain mail on Yandex, creating mailbox, enabling app password, etc.
Ok, additional info:
Let’s say that my domain is some.mydomain, and that I have email address something@some.mydomain hosted on Yandex, which for I know it’s working, cause I successfully sending emails to Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc which are not ending in junk/spam folder, and also successfully receiving emails on it.
Let’s say that same that email address I’m successfully using in Spring Boot, to send emails from Java web apps, e.g.
###### Email Properties ####################################
spring.mail.host=smtp.yandex.com
spring.mail.port=587
spring.mail.username=something@some.mydomain
spring.mail.password=password
spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.auth=true
spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.starttls.enable=true
spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.from=something@some.mydomain
Let’s say that same these credentials I’m using in .msmtprc file on Linux host to send email from command line, e.g.
[root@archmedia docker-compose-ghost]# cat /home/stiw47/.msmtprc
# Set default values for all following accounts.
defaults
auth on
tls on
tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
logfile ~/.msmtp.log
# some.mydomain
account some-mydomain
host smtp.yandex.com
port 587
tls_starttls on
from something@some.mydomain
user something@some.mydomain
password password
# Set a default account
account default: some-mydomain
And this below is working - email is successfully received to Gmail, and not in spam folder:
[stiw47@archmedia ~]$ printf "Subject: Test email from MSMTP\n\nHello there." | msmtp -a some-mydomain some-user@gmail.com
[stiw47@archmedia ~]$
I tried same this today from the Ghost docker container. Installed msmtp in this Debian 12 CT, configured ~/.msmtprc file as this above, and sending was successful. Unfortunately, this container was destroyed ~15 times until now, and I am now lazy to configure MSMTP again, just for paste - already confirmed.
If I set another email, from Gmail, in Ghost - everything is ok, I can send emails.
I would say my docker CT can reach needed mail server:
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# openssl s_client -connect smtp.yandex.com:587
CONNECTED(00000003)
4077DB1728790000:error:0A00010B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number:../ssl/record/ssl3_record.c:354:
---
no peer certificate available
---
No client certificate CA names sent
---
SSL handshake has read 5 bytes and written 321 bytes
Verification: OK
---
New, (NONE), Cipher is (NONE)
Secure Renegotiation IS NOT supported
Compression: NONE
Expansion: NONE
No ALPN negotiated
Early data was not sent
Verify return code: 0 (ok)
---
root@615f4341c8f2:/var/lib/ghost# telnet-ssl smtp.yandex.com 587
Trying 77.88.21.158...
Connected to smtp.yandex.ru.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mail-nwsmtp-smtp-production-main-19.sas.yp-c.yandex.net (Want to use Yandex.Mail for your domain? Visit http://pdd.yandex.ru) 1714243953-XqTqgf04IGk0
Before I put all those env variables in docker-compose.yaml, I also tried all possible combinations and variations in /var/lib/ghost/config.production.json, with CT restart after each change.
Apologize on insanely long post, I just tried to collect all details, because it is not clear for me why it’s not working.
In short: I know for sure my mail creds are ok, and my mail can be used for sending SMTP mail from other apps, but in Ghost, I’m getting above mentiond error (which is not true):
[2024-04-27 18:02:06] ERROR Failed to send email. Reason: Mail command failed: 553 5.7.1 Sender address rejected: user not found. 1714240926-52TPwm2vNCg0-ets5ZeUj.
I would appreciate if someone has idea, also be free to ask for additional details.
Thx.
, but this is something to deal later with. Strange, didn’t expected it will end in spam, sent from Gmail):
