Setting Up Email Notifications

To enable email notifications with Mailgun in your Startup Template project, follow these steps to obtain the necessary environment variables.

Create a Mailgun Account

1. Sign Up for Mailgun:

   • Go to Mailgun and sign up for an account.

2. Set Up Your Domain:

   • After signing up, set up your domain within the Mailgun dashboard.

   

   Mailgun domains

Obtain Mailgun API Keys

1. Retrieve Your Domain Information:

   • Once your domain is set up, navigate to your domain settings in the Mailgun dashboard.

2. Get Your Domain Details:

   • Note down your Mailgun domain, sender email address.

   • Generate Mailgun API key from api_security page.

   

   Mailgun api keys

Add to .env File

1. Open Your .env File:

   • Open your project's .env file.

2. Add Mailgun Environment Variables:

   • Add the following variables to your .env file:

   MAILGUN_DOMAIN=your_mailgun_domain
   MAILGUN_SENDER_EMAIL=your_sender_email
   MAILGUN_API_KEY=your_mailgun_api_key

Example .env File

Here is an example of what your .env file should look like after adding Mailgun environment variables:

MAILGUN_DOMAIN=example.com
[email protected]
MAILGUN_API_KEY=key-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Final Steps

1. Save Your Changes:

   • Save the changes to your .env file.

2. Restart Your Server:

   • If your server is already running, restart it to apply the changes.

3. Test Email Notifications:

   • Verify that email notifications are working as expected in your project.

Additional Resources

• Mailgun Documentation

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Need Help?

If you have any feedback or run into any issues, don't hesitate to reach out at [email protected].

Happy coding!