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Manage the SMTP email sending method from Site Creator
This guide concerns messages sent from Site Creator (e.g., contact form or e-commerce module).
Introduction
- By default, emails are sent using the unauthenticated PHP mail() protocol.
- It is recommended to use the authenticated SMTP method instead.
Change the Sending Method
Prerequisites
- Have a valid email address (even a free one).
- Have created an app password (add an app named, for example, “
Site Creator” or “SC2026”, it doesn't matter) for this email address:
- Access Site Creator:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the Site Creator in question.
- Click on the Edit my site button to start the editor:

To change the email sending method from Site Creator:
- Click on the Settings button in the left-hand menu.
- Click on General Settings:

- Choose the SMTP method, then fill in the fields with the SMTP server name
mail.infomaniak.com, and the information related to your email address and its password (see prerequisites). - Once all the fields are filled in, click the Verify button.
- If everything is correct, the Save button will appear, and you can click it to save your email settings:

Settings to use
- Outgoing SMTP server = mail.infomaniak.com
- SMTP port = 587
- Username = the complete email address
- Password = the password assigned to the email address (see prerequisites)
Link to this FAQ: https://faq.infomaniak.com/1867
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