packages/providers/email-sendmail/README.md
# using yarn
yarn add @strapi/provider-email-sendmail
# using npm
npm install @strapi/provider-email-sendmail --save
| Variable | Type | Description | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| provider | string | The name of the provider you use | yes | |
| providerOptions | object | Will be directly given to require('sendmail'). Please refer to sendmail doc. | no | {} |
| settings | object | Settings | no | {} |
| settings.defaultFrom | string | Default sender mail address | no | undefined |
| settings.defaultReplyTo | string | array | Default address or addresses the receiver is asked to reply to | no | undefined |
| providerOptions.dkim | object | boolean | DKIM parameters having two properties: { privateKey, keySelector } | no | false |
:warning: The Shipper Email (or defaultfrom) may also need to be changed in the
Email Templatestab on the admin panel for emails to send properly
Path - config/plugins.js
module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
// ...
email: {
config: {
provider: 'sendmail',
settings: {
defaultFrom: '[email protected]',
defaultReplyTo: '[email protected]',
},
},
},
// ...
});
Using DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) can prevent emails from being considered as spam. More details about this subject can be found in the discussion on the Strapi forum: Unsolved problem: emails goes to spam!
openssl genrsa -out dkim-private.pem 1024
openssl rsa -in dkim-private.pem -pubout -out dkim-public.pem
Path - config/plugins.js
module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
// ...
email: {
provider: 'sendmail',
providerOptions: {
dkim: {
privateKey: 'replace-with-dkim-private-key',
keySelector: 'abcd', // the same as the one set in DNS txt record, use online dns lookup tools to be sure that is retreivable
},
},
settings: {
defaultFrom: '[email protected]',
defaultReplyTo: '[email protected]',
},
},
// ...
});