Merge pull request #6473 from pixelfed/shleeable-patch-2

Update mail.php to allow SMTP to bypass STARTTLS on email server with broken TLS

.env.docker.example

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ MAIL_PASSWORD="null"
 MAIL_ENCRYPTION="tls"
 MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="pixelfed@yourdomain.com"
 MAIL_FROM_NAME="Pixelfed"
+MAIL_AUTO_TLS=true  # STARTTLS (false to bypass)
 
 # S3 Configuration (Optional)
 PF_ENABLE_CLOUD="false"

.env.example

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ MAIL_PASSWORD=null
 MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
 MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="pixelfed@example.com"
 MAIL_FROM_NAME="Pixelfed"
+MAIL_AUTO_TLS=true  # STARTTLS (false to bypass)
 
 ## S3 Configuration (Post-Installer)
 PF_ENABLE_CLOUD=false

.env.testing

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ MAIL_PASSWORD=null
 MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
 MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="pixelfed@example.com"
 MAIL_FROM_NAME="Pixelfed"
+MAIL_AUTO_TLS=true  # STARTTLS (false to bypass)
 
 OPEN_REGISTRATION=true
 ENFORCE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION=false

config/mail.php

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ return [
             'timeout' => null,
             'local_domain' => env('MAIL_EHLO_DOMAIN'),
             'verify_peer' => env('MAIL_SMTP_VERIFY_PEER', true),
+            'auto_tls' => env('MAIL_AUTO_TLS', true),
         ],
 
         'ses' => [