# Node-email send fail :Error: Connection closed unexpectedly"
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370
**Category:** General
**Created:** [1 April 2025 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370 "2025-04-01T16:31:49Z")
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### Author:  [@alfort57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alfort57)
#### Post date: [1 April 2025 16:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370/1 "2025-04-01T16:31:49Z")
System: Raspberry Pi 4 with 4Gb Ram
New image Bullseye 32bits
latest update
Install Node-red using scrip from [nodered.org](http://nodered.org) site
```auto
This can take 20-30 minutes on the slower Pi versions - please wait.
Stop Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node-RED ✔
Remove old version of Node.js ✔
Install Node 20.19.0-1nodesource1 ✔ v20.19.0 Npm 10.8.2
Clean npm cache ✔
Install Node-RED core ✔ 4.0.9
Move global nodes to local -
Npm rebuild existing nodes ✔
Install extra Pi nodes -
Add shortcut commands ✔
Update systemd script ✔
```
# ============= log
```auto
Any errors will be logged to /var/log/nodered-install.log
Starting as a systemd service.
Started Node-RED graphical event wiring tool.
1 Apr 10:58:17 - [info]
Welcome to Node-RED
===================
1 Apr 10:58:17 - [info] Node-RED version: v4.0.9
1 Apr 10:58:17 - [info] Node.js version: v20.19.0
1 Apr 10:58:17 - [info] Linux 6.1.21-v8+ arm LE
1 Apr 10:58:17 - [info] Loading palette nodes
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Settings file : /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] User directory : /home/pi/.node-red
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Flows file : /home/pi/.node-red/flows.json
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Creating new flow file
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [warn] Encrypted credentials not found
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Starting flows
1 Apr 10:58:19 - [info] Started flows
1 Apr 11:00:15 - [info] Installing module: node-red-dashboard, version: 3.6.5
1 Apr 11:00:31 - [info] Installed module: node-red-dashboard
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] Dashboard version 3.6.5 started at /ui
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] Added node types:
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_base
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_button
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_dropdown
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_switch
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_slider
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_numeric
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_text_input
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_date_picker
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_colour_picker
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_form
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_text
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_gauge
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_chart
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_audio
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_toast
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_ui_control
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_template
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_link
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_tab
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_group
1 Apr 11:00:32 - [info] - node-red-dashboard:ui_spacer
1 Apr 11:00:47 - [info] Installing module: node-red-node-email, version: 3.0.3
1 Apr 11:00:54 - [info] Installed module: node-red-node-email
1 Apr 11:00:55 - [info] Added node types:
1 Apr 11:00:55 - [info] - node-red-node-email:e-mail
1 Apr 11:00:55 - [info] - node-red-node-email:e-mail in
1 Apr 11:00:55 - [info] - node-red-node-email:e-mail mta
1 Apr 11:01:38 - [info] Stopping flows
1 Apr 11:01:38 - [info] Stopped flows
1 Apr 11:01:38 - [info] Updated flows
1 Apr 11:01:38 - [info] Starting flows
```
==========================
Using same account from my ISP
for email-send and email-in
Node email-send send failed with catch node error message
Error messsage:
```auto
Error: Connection closed unexpectedly
at SMTPConnection._onClose (/home/pi/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-node-email/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:861:34)
at SMTPConnection._onSocketClose (/home/pi/.node-red/node_modules/node-red-node-email/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection/index.js:197:42)
at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:639:26)
at TLSSocket.emit (node:events:536:35)
at node:net:343:12
at TCP.done (node:_tls_wrap:648:7)
```
==========================
Node email-in
Checkbox Start TLS = never
# Works fine
From Bullseye desktop
Installed Claws mail (recommended software)
Setup my account
Send and receive mail function works fine with my ISP
=========================
This was running Ok on very old version Node-red 1.x
How can I fix the node email-send ?
thanks for your help
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [1 April 2025 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370/2 "2025-04-01T17:33:07Z")
Try re-entering your username and password
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### Author:  [@alfort57](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alfort57)
#### Post date: [1 April 2025 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370/3 "2025-04-01T18:10:19Z")
Yes I have re-enter name and password several time.
Yes I use basic authorisation
I have used several different accounts on my ISP but always the same error.
The email-in is working ok with same user password
---
### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [30 June 2025 18:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-email-send-fail-connection-closed-unexpectedly/96370/4 "2025-06-30T18:10:33Z")
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