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
.