How to configure jhipster properties to send mail

To configure JHipster to send mail, you need to set up the mail properties in your application's configuration file. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Step 1: Create a application.yml file

In your JHipster project, create a file named application.yml in the src/main/resources directory. This file will contain your application's configuration settings.

Step 2: Add mail properties

In the application.yml file, add the following properties to configure mail settings:

spring:
  mail:
    host: your-mail-host
    port: 587
    username: your-mail-username
    password: your-mail-password
    protocol: smtp
    default-encoding: UTF-8

Replace your-mail-host, your-mail-username, and your-mail-password with your actual mail server settings.

Step 3: Configure mail sender

To configure the mail sender, add the following properties:

spring:
  mail:
    from: your-mail-from

Replace your-mail-from with the email address that will be used as the sender.

Step 4: Configure mail templates

If you want to use mail templates, you need to configure the template engine. Add the following properties:

spring:
  mail:
    template:
      engine: thymeleaf
      prefix: classpath:/templates/

This configuration uses Thymeleaf as the template engine and sets the template prefix to classpath:/templates/.

Step 5: Update your JHipster application

After updating the application.yml file, restart your JHipster application. The mail settings should now be applied.

Step 6: Test mail sending

To test mail sending, you can use the MailService class in your JHipster application. For example, you can send a test email using the following code:

@Service
public class MailService {

  @Autowired
  private MailProperties mailProperties;

  public void sendTestEmail() {
    SimpleMailMessage message = new SimpleMailMessage();
    message.setTo("[email protected]");
    message.setSubject("Test email");
    message.setText("This is a test email.");
    JavaMailSenderImpl mailSender = new JavaMailSenderImpl();
    mailSender.setHost(mailProperties.getHost());
    mailSender.setPort(mailProperties.getPort());
    mailSender.setUsername(mailProperties.getUsername());
    mailSender.setPassword(mailProperties.getPassword());
    mailSender.send(message);
  }
}

Call the sendTestEmail() method to send a test email.

That's it! With these steps, you should be able to configure JHipster to send mail using your mail server settings.