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Connecting Sendgrid, Mailgun, or other SMTP based providers

Abhi

Last updated on Jul 18, 2023

You can easily link your Sendgrid, Mailgun, and Amazon SES accounts with Mystrika using the SMTP functionality from these providers and the IMAP feature from your other email provider.

Generally people think SMTP and IMAP needs/should be from the same provider. However, that's not the case.

A domain for example, can send from any number of SMTP servers, but can receive via a different IMAP server.

However, IMAP server (or IMAP provider) can only be one per domain.

Example: you can use Sendgrid/Mailgun/VPS to send emails and receive emails on same email address on G-suite account. Just remember to configure your SPF (and sometimes DKIM) record accordingly.

Once you have a proper working setup with a combination of SMTP and IMAP, you can add it to Mystrika by choosing Account type "SMTP / IMAP".

Example: connecting Sendgrid with G-Suite IMAP

For users utilizing Google IMAP, generating an app password is necessary to establish a secure connection with other accounts:

  1. Generate an app password within your Google account settings. This app password will serve as the authentication method for connecting your accounts.

  2. Enter your email address, app password, and IMAP host (imap.gmail.com - port 993) to establish the IMAP connection. Use your email address as "Username" and generated app password as "password".

  3. To configure the SMTP section, retrieve the API Key from Sendgrid and use it as your password. Set the username as "apikey" to maintain consistency. Copy the SMTP details provided by Sendgrid to establish the SMTP connection.

This is slightly advanced setup, and does require some knowledge on how emails work. :)