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Generic

SMTP

Communityv1.2.1Updated 9 months agoProtocols
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Documentation

Generic SMTP

Features

  • Send emails to multiple recipients
  • CC and BCC recipients
  • Use variables in any field

Setup

Gmail

  • Enable 2FA on your Gmail account
  • Go to App Passwords on your Google account settings
  • Create a new app password for Companion

Other Services

Please follow the guides on how to set up SMTP for your email service.

Usage

Configuration

  • SMTP Server (required)
    URL of the SMTP server e.g. smtp.gmail.com
  • Port (required)
    The port on the SMTP server (usually 25 or 587)
  • Secure (required)
    Yes if the server uses SSL
  • Name of sender (required)
    The name under which the emails from Companion should be sent
  • Address (required)
    The email address from which the emails should be sent
  • Password (required)
    The (app) password you use for your email provider

Send Email

  • Recipient (optional)
    Several can be seperated by a comma
    Can be written like this Bob Smith <bob@email.com> to specify a name
  • Reply-to (optional)
    Specify the name and email address that shows up when replying to the email
  • CC and BCC (optional)
    Several can be seperated by a comma
  • Subject (required)
    The subject just as in any email
  • Message (required)
    You can use HTML syntax to format your message e.g. <br/> for a line break

Details

Manufacturer
Generic
Product
SMTP
Latest Version
v1.2.1
Author
Jonas Hartmann
Contributors
phillipivan(19)
hartmann-jonas(10)
Julusian(1)

Open Issues and Requests

dependabot[bot]#52 build(deps): bump nodemailer from 7.0.12 to 10.0.2florian-liesenfeld#37 Add possibility to specify separate user for authenticationflorian-liesenfeld#32 [Feature]: Specify different user from e-mail for credentials

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