Nodemailer with Gmail and NodeJS

Question

I try to use nodemailer to implement a contact form using NodeJS but it works only on local it doesn't work on a remote server...

My error message :

[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] { [AuthError: Invalid login - 534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/ContinueSignIn?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvlX
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 V-dFQLgb7aRCYApxlOBuha5ESrQEbRXK0iVtOgBoYeARpm3cLZuUS_86kK7yPis7in3dGC
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 N1sqhr3D2IYxHAN3m7QLJGukwPSZVGyhz4nHUXv_ldo9QfqRydPhSvFp9lnev3YQryM5TX
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 XL1LZuJL7zCT5dywMVQyWqqg9_TCwbLonJnpezfBLvZwUyersknTP7L-VAAL6rhddMmp_r
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 A_5pRpA> Please log in via your web browser and then try again.
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=787
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534 5.7.14 54 fr4sm15630311wib.0 - gsmtp]
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26]   name: 'AuthError',
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26]   data: '534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/ContinueSignIn?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvlX\r\n534-5.7.14 V-dFQLgb7aRCYApxlOBuha5ESrQEbRXK0iVtOgBoYeARpm3cLZuUS_86kK7yPis7in3dGC\r\n534-5.7.14 N1sqhr3D2IYxHAN3m7QLJGukwPSZVGyhz4nHUXv_ldo9QfqRydPhSvFp9lnev3YQryM5TX\r\n534-5.7.14 XL1LZuJL7zCT5dywMVQyWqqg9_TCwbLonJnpezfBLvZwUyersknTP7L-VAAL6rhddMmp_r\r\n534-5.7.14 A_5pRpA> Please log in via your web browser and then try again.\r\n534-5.7.14 Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=787\r\n534 5.7.14 54 fr4sm15630311wib.0 - gsmtp',
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26]   stage: 'auth' }

My controller :

exports.contact = function(req, res){
    var name = req.body.name;
    var from = req.body.from;
    var message = req.body.message;
    var to = '*******@gmail.com';
    var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
        service: "Gmail",
        auth: {
            user: "******@gmail.com",
            pass: "*****"
        }
    });
    var mailOptions = {
        from: from,
        to: to, 
        subject: name+' | new message !',
        text: message
    }
    smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, response){
        if(error){
            console.log(error);
        }else{
            res.redirect('/');
        }
    });
}

Neha · Answer 1 · Jun 10, 2022

I fixed it by going to the following url (when logged into Google with the account I wanted to use to send mail):

https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

I enabled less secure applications there.