1. Add following line to rails environment file
ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
2. Include your email authentication
Create a ruby file called smtp_settings under config/initializers directory
# config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb
ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
:address => "smtp.gmail.com",
:port => 587,
:authentication => :plain,
:enable_starttls_auto => true,
:user_name => "replies@gmail.com",
:password => "_my_gmail_password_"
}
noTE** Keep starttls_auto always true
3. Create sample mailer in order to ensure that your settings are correct
Create a sample mailer
class EmailMailer < ActionMailer::Base
def test_email
from 'xx@gmail.com'
to 'some@xx.com'
subject "This is test email"
message "It should get delivered to recipient inbox"
end
end
4. Test your configuration
EmailMailer.deliver_test_email
