Email confirmation doesnt work

hnahli

Hello everybody, this is my first post in here. I just finished installing Nodebd system in a Digitalocean cloud server and when i hit Setting > Email > Send Test Email i get this error "Spawn sendmail enoemt" does anybody knows why and how to fix it?

Thanks

frissdiegurke

You need sendmail installed for default email settings

hnahli

@frissdiegurke How do I do that?

frissdiegurke

Assuming you're using ubuntu: sudo apt-get install sendmail Keep in mind that this will be a private mailing server, so some email provider might block incoming mails from you. I'm not very into this stuff, so not sure about details.

pichalite

@hnahli you can try one of these plugins which use 3rd party email servers. they offer a free tier.

nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailjet
nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailgun
nodebb-plugin-emailer-sendgrid

hnahli

@pichalite I just registred for a free trial with mailjet how do i integrated or configure the plugin i just installed for them?

pichalite

@hnahli https://github.com/pichalite/nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailjet/blob/master/README.md

hnahli

@pichalite I just checked their integration page https://www.mailjet.com/integrations they dont have nodebb listed in there

pichalite

@hnahli that has nothing to do with what you are trying to do. After you install and activate the plugin nodebb-plugin-emailer-mailjet you will see an option for Mailjet under ACP -> Plugins menu. You will find instructions there.

hnahli

@pichalite I am afraid that i dont see the option you are talking about

pichalite

@hnahli did you activate the plugin and restart nodebb after that?

ACP (Admin control Panel)

hnahli

@pichalite Got it I didnt know that i have to restart nodebb to activate the plugin.

it is working now thanks

hnahli

@pichalite everything seem to be working but i am not getting confirmation emails. what could be the problem?

frissdiegurke

Does your mailjet account list any received emails (https://app.mailjet.com/stats )?

hnahli

@frissdiegurke it is working now I just had to validate my domain with mailjet. The Nodebb installed and running on 0.0.0.0:4567 but the confirmation link sent without specifying the port #. How do i fix that?

frissdiegurke

Check your config.json for the url property.

hnahli

@pichalite What if I want to use a different email marketing system than the ones you listed such iContact or Aweber for example, how do i do the integration?

pichalite

@hnahli if they provide an API then you will have to create a plugin similar to the ones listed.