Duplicati backup Gmail setup

After several hours, reviewing several (long) forum threads, reading the documentation of both Duplicati and Gmail, I managed to successfully configure my instance to Duplicati to send backup reports. I thought I’d post my configuration here in hopes of saving others the time.

Version: 2.2.0.3 - 2.2.0.3_stable_2026-01-06
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) x86_64

Settings>Advanced Options:

  • Email sender: ***@gmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmailgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.comgmail.com
  • Email recipient(s): *@*.***
  • The email subject: “Duplicati %OPERATIONNAME% report for %backup-name%”
  • SMTP url: smtp.gmail.com:587/?starttls=always
  • SMTP Pas@gmail.comame@gmail.comameMTPTPword: *** (G@gmail.comamea@gma@gmail.coml.comamel App@gmail.comPasswords)
  • @gmail.comameMTP User@gmail.co@gmail.comame: ***@gmail.com
  • Send messages for all operations - ON
  • The messages to send: all
  • Use legacy restore method - ON
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