Hey 
I have try many settings to have the notifications by mail.
That not work.
I have a home server, Vikunja (docker) run on it.
I had try:
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEEMAILREMINDERS: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FORCESSL: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 465
VIKUNJA_MAILER_USERNAME: example@gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PASSWORD: password
VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: true
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FORCESSL: false
VIKUNJA_MAILER_AUTHTYPE: plain
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FROMEMAIL: [same as username]
VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: send.one.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 587
and
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEEMAILREMINDERS: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FORCESSL: 0
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 587
VIKUNJA_MAILER_AUTHTYPE: plain
VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: [smtp.gmail.com]
Can you help me because I really want this feature 
Have a nice day, take care about you 
Does it work with the vikunja testmail
command?
Hey,
I don’t know what is the command kolaente.
I had try now:
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEEMAILREMINDERS: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: 0
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FORCESSL: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 587
VIKUNJA_MAILER_USERNAME: xxxxx@gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PASSWORD: xxxxxxx
VIKUNJA_MAILER_AUTHTYPE: plain
Not work 
It’s a command to test if the api is properly configured to send mails. Check it out in the docs: CLI | Vikunja
To run it in docker, the full command would look something like this:
docker exec <name of the vikunja api container> /app/vikunja/vikunja testmail you@email.com
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Thank you for sharing knowledge.
I’m trying now.
The result:
2022/12/15 22:00:04 No config file found, using default or config from environment variables.
2022-12-15T22:00:04.780292619Z: INFO
cmd/func10 001 Sending testmail…
2022-12-15T22:00:05.263767687Z: ERROR
cmd/func10 002 Error sending test mail: dial failed: SMTP AUTH failed: 535 5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at
5.7.8 Check Gmail through other email platforms - Gmail Help b13-20020a05600003cd00b0024cb961b6aesm460405wrg.104 - gsmtp
I had search how to solve this issue and I have discovered this article. I think I’m in the right way, no? Less Secure Apps
Okay, great! It’s work!
I’m just following this video:
If that can help:
GOogle don’t like the “original” password for Less Secure Apps.
Then, you need to create a “fake password” (I explain like I think
) like in the video.
How I have set the mail in the docker-compose:
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLETASKATTACHMENTS: 1
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEREGISTRATION: 0
VIKUNJA_SERVICE_ENABLEEMAILREMINDERS: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_ENABLED: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_FORCESSL: 1
VIKUNJA_MAILER_HOST: smtp.gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PORT: 587
VIKUNJA_MAILER_USERNAME: xxxxxx@gmail.com
VIKUNJA_MAILER_PASSWORD: password.app.like.the.video
Thank you very much for your precious hint @kolaente
It’s great, I love notification like that.
Have a nice day and thank you very much again!
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