email - Rails 4, how to correctly configure smtp settings (gmail)

Question

I am trying to create a contact form in Rails 4. I did some digging around here and was able to get most of the stuff to work. (followed @sethfri's work here Contact Form Mailer in Rails 4)

Right now I am able to fill out my form box and hit send. In my rails server it says the mail was outbound to my email address, but I don't receive anything in my gmail box, so I think my smtp settings aren't right. My smtp settings are:

...config/environments/development.rb

config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
  config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = true

  config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { :host => 'localhost:3000' }

  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
  config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
    :address => "smtp.gmail.com",
    :port => "587",
    :domain => "mydomain.net",
    :user_name => "mygmailusername@gmail.com",
    :password => "myGmailPassword",
    :authentication => "plain",
    :enable_starttls_auto => true
  } 

Also I added in .../config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb

ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
    :address => "smtp.gmail.com",
    :port => "587",
    :domain => "mydomain.net",
    :user_name => "gmailuser@gmail.com",
    :password => "gmailPassword",
    :authentication => "plain",
    :enable_starttls_auto => true
}

What am I missing/doing wrong? I've played around with a couple things (changed default_url to port 1025, changed :port => "587" to :port => 587) with no success.

Thanks for the help!

Answer 1

You have to set the domain correctly. Currently in the code posted its "mydomain.net". Change it to gmail.com if you want to sent it via gmail.

config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
  address:              'smtp.gmail.com',
  port:                 587,
  domain:               'gmail.com',
  user_name:            'xyz@gmail.com',
  password:             'yourpassword',
  authentication:       :plain,
  enable_starttls_auto: true
}