Action_mailer ssmtp

A classic combination!

Action Mailer is a Ruby on Rails framework that allows you to send emails from your application, and ssmtp is a simple SMTP server that can be used to send emails.

To use ssmtp with Action Mailer in a Rails application, you'll need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Install ssmtp

You can install ssmtp using your package manager or by running the following command:

gem install ssmtp

Step 2: Configure ssmtp

Create a configuration file for ssmtp at ~/.ssmtp (or C:\Users\<YourUsername>\.ssmtp on Windows). The file should contain the following settings:

[email protected]
[email protected]

Replace [email protected] with your actual email address and domain.

Step 3: Configure Action Mailer

In your Rails application, create a config/environments/production.rb file (or config/environments/staging.rb if you're using a staging environment) and add the following settings:

config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
  address: 'localhost',
  port: 1025,
  domain: '[email protected]',
  authentication: :login,
  user_name: '[email protected]',
  password: 'your_email_password'
}

Replace [email protected] and your_email_password with your actual email address and password.

Step 4: Start ssmtp

Start the ssmtp server by running the following command:

ssmtp -c ~/.ssmtp

This will start the ssmtp server listening on port 1025.

Step 5: Test your email sending

Create a new email in your Rails application using Action Mailer and send it. The email should be sent successfully using ssmtp.

That's it! You should now be able to send emails using Action Mailer and ssmtp.