Resolved How to use an external SMTP server with Plesk Onyx

[SMAHI]

Hi,
How to use an external SMPT with Plesk Onyx to deliver outgoing mails ? ( Let say for example Mailgun SMTP service )

 

[UFHH01]

Hi SMAHI,

pls. read ( for your example "MAILGUN" ) => https://documentation.mailgun.com/

You find the Plesk documentation on how to setup your mail - server at:

Configuring Server-Wide Mail Settings ( Plesk Onyx ( 17.0 ) - online documentation - Administrator's Guide )

If you experience any issues/errors/problems, pls. consider to post the corresponding log - entries and the depending configuration files from your mail - server ( postfix/qmail - imap-courier/dovecot ), so that people willing to help you, have something to start with when investigating your issue/error/problem together with you.​

 

[SMAHI]

@UFHH01 thank you very much.
I found the solution for my question in the Plesk Onyx Documentation you've send to me, thank you again.
The solution can be found here :
https://docs.plesk.com/en-US/onyx/a...il/using-plesk-without-the-mail-server.72346/

 

[Kingsley]

i guess hosted emails and incoming emails will not work

 

[leonardk]

If you have access to the server ssh, it might simply be better to make this work via the postfix configs

How to configure Postfix to use an External SMTP Server | DevAnswe.rs

Introduction In this article we are going to configure Postfix to relay mail through an external SMTP server. This has its advantages if you are having spam issues sending mail directly from your own server. Sending mail via Postifx has become increasingly more difficult due to the spam filters...

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[Deleted member 260697]

Yeah, so the UI does not allow you to use an external SMTP server for your email mailboxes. That **** article should have been clearer on what it is about. So if your hosting provider blocks port 25, move on from Plesk.

 

[Cike76]

Yeah, so the UI does not allow you to use an external SMTP server for your email mailboxes. That **** article should have been clearer on what it is about. So if your hosting provider blocks port 25, move on from Plesk.

Thats wrong... If you HOSTING provider blocks port 25... its not all lost, most providers block OUTGOING connections to port 25 not incoming, you can solve it using a external server ( or service ) to SEND but Plesk still have the ability to RECEIVE email... so the mailboxes will be fully operative.
And if you cant make it work... you dont need to move form Plesk... you have to move away from the provider...
I use Amazon SES to SEND mail in order to avoid several problems I had on deliverability because the constant hacked servers ( not mine ) on the IP block, but still receiving mail on my Plesk server...

Integrating Amazon SES with Postfix - Amazon Simple Email Service

Configure Postfix to send email through Amazon SES.

docs.aws.amazon.com