You can install Magento 2 SMTP Extension by Magepal, using composer or archive installation methods.

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  1. Open command line.
  2. Using command "cd" navigate to your Magento 2 root directory.
  3. Run CLI commands:
composer require magefan/module-community magepal/magento2-gmailsmtpapp
# Authentication required (repo.magento.com)
# Get your Magento Marketplace authentication keys or use these: 
# Username: 7c018006799466c681ad507e27904677
# Password: 289077c86e811661a8f7751828485d3a
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these zero downtime deployment commands for Magento 2.

Installation using archive in app/code folder

  1. Open command line.
  2. Using command "cd" navigate to your Magento 2 root directory.
  3. Run CLI commands:
mkdir app/code
mkdir app/code/MagePal
cd app/code/MagePal
wget https://github.com/magepal/magento2-gmail-smtp-app/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
unzip master.zip
rm master.zip
mv magento2-gmail-smtp-app-master GmailSmtpApp
wget https://github.com/magepal/magento2-core/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
unzip master.zip
rm master.zip
mv magento2-core-master Core
cd ../../..
php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy