Emailer via local SMTP and SSL/TLS

[Hägar]

The local emailer plugins don't work out of the box with SSL/TLS. But it's possible, because those plugins share the same settings. This workaround worked with my installation. Hope it will help you too.

Rem: If you've tried to setup the local emailer plugin, it will be better if you reset the local emailer settings in the database before you continue.

1. Go to your NodeBB directory. Install the plugins.

    $ cd ~/nodebb
    $ npm install nodebb-plugin-emailer-ssl-smtp
    $ npm install nodebb-plugin-emailer-local

2. Remove line 39 in the file "node_modules/nodebb-plugin-emailer-ssl-smtp/templates/admin/emailers/smtpssl.tpl".

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Or patch it like here: Source

3. Open the log

    $ ./nodebb log

4. Open the Homepage of your NodeBB-Forum. Login as Admin and open the Admin Panel.

5. Open ACP > EXTEND > Plugins
   Activate nodebb-plugin-emailer-ssl-smtp
   Don't activate nodebb-plugin-emailer-local
   
   Reload Forum
   Reload Page

6. Open ACP > INSTALLED PLUGINS > Emailer (Local) Smtp SSL
   Fill out the Settings
   
   Click "Save"-Button

7. Open ACP > SETTINGS > Email
   Enter the Email-Address. (If you forget it, you mails will be end up as spam)
   
   Click "Save Changes"-Button
   Click "Send Test Mail"-Button
   If the log shows this, continue:

22/4 13:05 [10871] - warn: [emailer.smtp] Unable to send `test` email to uid 1!!
22/4 13:05 [10871] - warn: [emailer.smtp] Unable to send `test` email to uid 1!!
22/4 13:05 [10871] - warn: [emailer.smtp] Unable to send `test` email to uid 1!!

8. Open ACP > EXTEND > Plugins
   Dectivate nodebb-plugin-emailer-ssl-smtp
   Activate nodebb-plugin-emailer-local
   
   Reload Forum
   Reload Page

9. Open ACP > SETTINGS > Email
   Click "Send Test Mail"-Button
   Watch log for:

22/4 13:09 [10871] - info: [emailer.smtp] Sent `test` email to uid 1
22/4 13:09 [10871] - info: [emailer.smtp] Sent `test` email to uid 1
22/4 13:09 [10871] - info: [emailer.smtp] Sent `test` email to uid 1

Done.

Kudos to @ahwayakchih. He was big help to get this running.

[Jenkler]

Nice workaround

I hope this plugin will be patched soon to work native without the need of a workaround But great job

[Hägar]

@Mikael
Thank you.

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[Jenkler]

Sure, why not From sweden? Check out this

[Hägar]

@Mikael said:

From sweden?

No. From Dshermanie.

[Jenkler]

The built in emailer works great now with google

[Chad Aga Abinguna]

@Hägar said in Emailer via local SMTP and SSL/TLS:

nodebb-plugin-emailer-ssl-smtp

Internal Error. Oops! Looks like something went wrong! /admin/emailers/smtpssl Failed to lookup view "admin/emailers/smtpssl" in views directory "/home/nodebb/nodebb/build/public/templates"