This page explains how to configure email notifications in OpnForm. By default, with a new Docker deployment, the email driver used is log, which simply logs the emails instead of sending them. To enable actual email sending, you need to set up a proper email configuration. OpnForm uses Laravel’s mail system. For more detailed information, you can refer to the Laravel Mail documentation.

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Supported Mail Drivers

Laravel supports various mail drivers, including SMTP, Mailgun, Postmark, Amazon SES, and more. In this guide, we’ll focus on setting up SMTP, which is widely used.

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Configuring SMTP Settings

To configure SMTP, you need to set the following environment variables in your .env file:
VariableDescription
MAIL_MAILERSet this to smtp to use the SMTP driver.
MAIL_HOSTThe address of your SMTP server.
MAIL_PORTThe port used by your SMTP server (common ports are 25, 465, and 587).
MAIL_USERNAMEThe username for your SMTP account.
MAIL_PASSWORDThe password for your SMTP account.
MAIL_ENCRYPTIONThe encryption method used by your SMTP server (typically tls or ssl).
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESSThe email address that emails should be sent from.
MAIL_FROM_NAMEThe name that should appear as the sender of the emails.
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