1. Create a new folder called MyClasses and create and add the following class

   public class GmailEmailService:SmtpClient
   {
       // Gmail user-name
       public string UserName { get; set; }
   
       public GmailEmailService() :
           base(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GmailHost"], Int32.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GmailPort"]))
       {
           //Get values from web.config file:
           this.UserName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GmailUserName"];
           this.EnableSsl = Boolean.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GmailSsl"]);
           this.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
           this.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential(this.UserName, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["GmailPassword"]);
       }
   }

2. Configure your Identity Class

   public async Task SendAsync(IdentityMessage message)
   {
       MailMessage email = new MailMessage(new MailAddress("[email protected]", "(any subject here)"),
       new MailAddress(message.Destination));
       email.Subject = message.Subject;
       email.Body = message.Body;
   
       email.IsBodyHtml = true;
   
       GmailEmailService mailClient = new GmailEmailService();
       await mailClient.SendMailAsync(email);
   }

3. Add your credentials to the web.config. I did not use gmail in this portion because the use of gmail is blocked in my workplace and it still works perfectly.

   <add key="GmailUserName" value="[email protected]"/>
   <add key="GmailPassword" value="yourPassword"/>
   <add key="GmailHost" value="yourServer"/>
   <add key="GmailPort" value="yourPort"/>
   <add key="GmailSsl" value="chooseTrueOrFalse"/>
   <!--Smptp Server (confirmations emails)-->
   

4. Make necessary changes to your Account Controller. Add the following highlighted code.

Compile then run. Cheers!