Below are a few tips yiu can use when configuring an Office 365 email account for your SMTP server settings in Moodle:

  1. Visit your moodle site
  2. Site administration > Server > Email > Outgoing mail configuration

You will need the port number 587 as part of your SMTP host as used below:

  • smtp.office365.com:587
  • SMTP security should be set to TLS
  • SMTP Username will be the full email address of the Office 365 account.
  • Your SMTP username and no-reply address need to be the same. You can configure the no reply address under No-reply and domain settings.
  • Use the the test outgoing mail configuration option to test. You can also use messaging between users or the forgot password functionality.

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