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The smtp platform allows you to deliver notifications from Home Assistant to an e-mail recipient.
To enable notification by e-mail in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
notify:
platform: mail
server: MAIL_SERVER
port: YOUR_SMTP_PORT
sender: SENDER_EMAIL_ADDRESS
starttls: 1 or 0
username: YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME
password: YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD
recipient: YOUR_RECIPIENT
This platform is fragile and not able to catch all exceptions in a smart way because of the large number of possible configuration combinations.
A combination that will work properly is port 587 and STARTTLS. It's recommanded to enable STARTTLS, if possible.
Keep in mind that if the password contains a colon, it needs to be wrapped in apostrophes in the configuration.yaml file.
For Google Mail (smtp.gmail.com) an additional step in the setup process is needed. Google has some extra layers of protection which need special attention. By default, the usage by external applications, especially scripts, is limited. Visit the Less secure apps page and enable it.
To use notifications, please see the getting started with automation page.