# SMTP Email Settings not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 3, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552 "2023-04-03T22:30:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Scala](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/Scala)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552/1 "2023-04-03T22:30:50Z")
Hi everyone, I see a lot of topics like this one but I can’t get my email working with all the examples that I was reading here in the forum. ![Captura de ecrã 2023-04-04, às 00.27.54](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/vaultwarden/original/2X/b/bac150f09a786923d6ca61dbbc7cb55171303f73.png) > Secure SSL/TLS Settings (Recommended) > > | Username: | vaultwarden@andrescala.pt | > | --- | --- | > | Password: | Use the email account’s password. | > | Incoming Server: | mail.andrescala.pt | > > - IMAP Port: 993 > > - POP3 Port: 995| > |Outgoing Server:|mail.andrescala.pt > > - SMTP Port: 465| > |IMAP, POP3, and SMTP require authentication.| I tried so many combinations ☹ I saw in one post to check the box for " `Force TLS`" but don’t see how. Best regards, Scala 🍻 ---
**Author:** ![stefan0xC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/stefan0xc/32/1765_2.png) [@stefan0xC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/stefan0xC)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552/2 "2023-04-04T02:52:05Z")
What authentication mechanism would `Mechanism` be? 🤨 Try leaving that field empty or use a supported one. According to the wiki page the combination `465` and `force_tls` should most likely work: > **[SMTP Configuration](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/wiki/SMTP-Configuration)** > > Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden\_rs - dani-garcia/vaultwarden ---
**Author:** ![Scala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Scala](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/Scala)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:06am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552/3 "2023-04-04T06:06:31Z")
Hi, thanks for answer. ![Captura de ecrã 2023-04-04, às 08.04.01](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/vaultwarden/original/2X/2/2aa498e4e7d2203356b4baab6b8b38ae9e608fa3.png) I’m still get the error: > Error sending SMTP test email > SMTP error: Connection error: Cannot assign requested address (os error 99) The ‘mechanism’ I thought that was a textholder so I’ve rebuild the container without that and is empty now. I’ve read the wiki and still don’t understand what I’m doing wrong ☹ PS: should I have an IP for the ROCKET\_ADDRESS? ---
**Author:** ![stefan0xC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/stefan0xc/32/1765_2.png) [@stefan0xC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/stefan0xC)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:21am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552/4 "2023-04-04T06:21:46Z")
From the Troubleshooting section: > Most of the time it’s […] the ISP/Hosting blocking the ports or IP’s. Can you check if you have a firewall on your smtp host? ---
**Author:** ![Scala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Scala](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/Scala)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:45am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/smtp-email-settings-not-working/2552/5 "2023-04-04T06:45:57Z")
I’ll ask them but I never had nothing blocked from them, will see. Back later with more info. Thanks for the support EDIT: Wait: you mean in my server? > sudo ufw status > Status: inactive EDIT2: With Gmail works normal 😕 😕 😕