Custom SMTP

Premium users have the ability to send emails that go out from the Gleam platform via their own SMTP provider such as SendGrid or Mailgun.

Applications that support Custom SMTP:

Competitions
Rewards

Custom SMTP Setup

Custom SMTP is setup at a global Site level under Site Settings > Advanced > Custom SMTP

Gleam interface showing custom SMTP settings

You can configure:

SMTP Address
From Domain
Username
Password
Authentication
From Address
Reply-to Address

Most of these settings will be supplied by your email provider once you set up an SMTP user.

What Uses Custom SMTP

Custom SMTP will replace any emails that Gleam sends with your own provider. This includes:

Competition Post Entry Emails
Competition Subscriber Emails
Rewards Post Redeem Emails