How do I start Nodemailer?

How do I start Nodemailer?

NodeMailer Example: How to Send Email using NodeMailer

  1. Step 1: Getting Started.
  2. Step 2: Install dependencies.
  3. Step 3: Using SMTP for Nodemailer Transport.
  4. Step 4: Connection with Mailtrap Account.
  5. Step 5: Connection with Gmail Account.
  6. Step 6: Sending an Email with Text.
  7. Step 7: Sending an Email with HTML and Attachment.

What is Nodemailer createTransport?

createTransport(options[, defaults]) Where. options – is an object that defines connection data (see below for details) defaults – is an object that is going to be merged into every message object. This allows you to specify shared options, for example to set the same from address for every message.

What is text in Nodemailer?

text – The plaintext version of the message as an Unicode string, Buffer, Stream or an attachment-like object ({path: ‘/var/data/…’}) html – The HTML version of the message as an Unicode string, Buffer, Stream or an attachment-like object ({path: ‘http://…’})

How do I use gmail with Nodemailer?

Worked fine:

  1. install nodemailer, package if not installed (type in cmd) : npm install nodemailer.
  2. go to https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps and turn on Allow less secure apps.
  3. write code: var nodemailer = require(‘nodemailer’); var transporter = nodemailer.
  4. enjoy!

What is Mailtrap?

Mailtrap is an add-on for safe and comprehensive email testing. Mailtrap is implemented as a dummy SMTP server. It catches all your test emails and displays them in virtual inboxes.

Why are my emails going to spam Nodemailer?

Your host is marked as a spam – this happens if you have not verified your e-mail or you are sending too much e-mails from the same host. Shared hosting is commonly marked as such, and therefore mail server will regularly mark them as a spam.

Does Mailtrap send real emails?

Can Mailtrap send emails to real recipients? Mailtrap is a testing tool and is not designed to deliver emails to real addresses. However, you can forward some messages to your colleagues, customers, or your own inboxes for testing purposes.

How do I start MailCatcher?

MailCatcher runs a super simple SMTP server which catches any message sent to it to display in a web interface. Run mailcatcher, set your favourite app to deliver to smtp://127.0.0.1:1025 instead of your default SMTP server, then check out http://127.0.0.1:1080 to see the mail.

How do I debug Nodemailer?

Debugging options in Nodemailer It is simple with Nodemailer: set both debug and logger to true and you will be able to see all the data which is passed to the server as an output in console. This way, you will be able to analyze email sending process and quickly fix errors, if there are any.

How do I get Mailtrap credentials?

You can get your Mailtrap username and password by clicking on the gear icon (settings) which is beside your Mailtrap inbox. In the resulting page, copy the username and password and add them to your . env file as advised above.

What is Mailcatcher gem?

How do I test my Mailcatcher?

To actually get MailCatcher running, you have a couple of methods: Open up your browser and go to http://localhost:1080/ Or, in the command line, type the following: mailcatcher –smtp-port 30000 -b.