email service

muper

7 months ago

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  Panda

  7 months ago

  const transport = nodemailer.createTransport({
      host: process.env.PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_HOST,
      port: parseInt(process.env.PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_PORT),
      secure: false,
      auth: {
        user: process.env.PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_USER,
        pass: process.env.PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_PASSWORD,
      },
    });
  // Initialize Payload
    await payload.init({
      secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
      mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
      express: app,
      onInit: async () => {
        payload.logger.info(`Payload Admin URL: ${payload.getAdminURL()}`);
      },
  email: {
        fromAddress: 'example@example.com',
        fromName: 'example',
        transport,
      },
    });
  
  
  ./env
  # using mailtrap here
  PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_HOST=sandbox.smtp.mailtrap.io
  PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_PORT=465
  PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_USER=userId
  PAYLOAD_NODEMAILER_PASSWORD=userPassword

  
  

  
  

  here's mine that's using mailtrap for dev

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  7 months ago

  I already read the doc but still I think some part are a little bit confusing
  

  You'll have to be more specific in what is confusing. What have you tried? Are you getting an error? Are you using an existing nodemailer transport?

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  muper

  7 months ago

  actually I'm not a backend developer so I'm not very professional in it, but let me try the sample panda shared to me

  
  

  
  

  hi, panda please can you explain me that how you'll use this config through your code, because I want to use it whenever the user submit a form

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  Panda

  7 months ago

  You use req.payload.sendEmail(...) and fill in the args, sorry I'm not at home now, if you struggle I can help you later

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  7 months ago

  So in order to use an email within Payload, you'll need to sign up for an email service somewhere. Some workplaces have an SMTP server that can be used. Others used like AWS SES, Sendgrid, and more. Have you decided which service you'll be using?

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  muper

  7 months ago

  I decided to use mailtrap which is good I think, isn't it?

  
  

  
  

  then I should chose SMTP in their configuration ?

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  I configured the file, but my question is where is the message and body

  
  

  
  

  and how can I call this with req.payload.sendEmail

  
  

  
  

  because I need to use this whenever the user post data to backend

  
  

  
  

  all done guys, thank you

  
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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  7 months ago

  Yeah, once configured, it will be automatically used by

  sendEmail
  

  
  

  Glad you got it sorted