# \[Solved\] Problems configuring GMAIL **URL:** \ **Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\ **Created:** [March 18, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003 "2020-03-18T07:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/1 "2020-03-18T07:40:04Z")
Hello I’m having trouble with my gmail config: I get this when testing the config Failed to send a testing email to ‘[riccardo@rotostampa.com](mailto:riccardo@rotostampa.com)’: gomail: could not send email 1: NewClient: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake My config: ```auto [mailer] ENABLED = true FROM = workflow.sender@gmail.com MAILER_TYPE = smtp HOST = smtp.gmail.com:587 IS_TLS_ENABLED = true USER = workflow.sender@gmail.com PASSWD = `...` USE_SENDMAIL = false ``` ---
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/2 "2020-03-18T07:43:20Z")
I’m running gitea on kubernetes using gitea/gitea:1.10.4, but I have the same problem using gitea/gitea:latest ---
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/3 "2020-03-25T07:55:33Z")
> [@riccardodivirgilio](#): > > Failed to send a testing email to ‘[riccardo@rotostampa.com](mailto:riccardo@rotostampa.com)’: gomail: could not send email 1: NewClient: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake Is there a way to know if this is a bug? how am I supposed to fix this? this doesn’t look normal: gomail: could not send email 1: NewClient: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake and the configuration is the same of what is documented online. ---
**Author:** ![jolheiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/jolheiser/32/4807_2.png) [@jolheiser](https://forum.gitea.com/u/jolheiser)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/4 "2020-03-25T14:34:17Z")
This may be related to [#7966](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/7966) and/or [#5967](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/5967) ---
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/5 "2020-03-25T14:46:19Z")
but i’m using TLS in my configuration ---
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/6 "2020-03-25T14:47:10Z")
those 2 issues are about a configuration with ```auto IS_TLS_ENABLED = false ``` which is not my case ---
**Author:** ![riccardodivirgilio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/riccardodivirgilio/32/4907_2.png) [@riccardodivirgilio](https://forum.gitea.com/u/riccardodivirgilio)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/7 "2020-03-31T07:02:56Z")
Should I open an issue on github for this? thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jolheiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/jolheiser/32/4807_2.png) [@jolheiser](https://forum.gitea.com/u/jolheiser)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/8 "2020-03-31T14:25:03Z")
My apologies, yes please open an issue. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of the mailer can sort it out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kullar84](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/kullar84/32/4915_2.png) [@kullar84](https://forum.gitea.com/u/kullar84)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/9 "2020-04-09T10:02:59Z")
I got working ```auto IS_TLS_ENABLED = false PASSWD = `password` ``` Important was to use ` around password and turn on less secure apps. ---
**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/solved-problems-configuring-gmail/2003/10 "2020-05-16T01:34:17Z")