Website Email

In this chapter, you'll learn how to send emails from your Express server using Gmail. This is essential for many web applications that need to send notifications, password resets, welcome messages, or other automated emails to users.

What You'll Learn

  • How to create a Google account and set up Gmail for sending emails
  • How to generate App Passwords for secure email authentication
  • How to use nodemailer to send emails from your Express server
  • Best practices for securing email credentials
  • How to send both plain text and HTML emails

Chapter Contents

  1. Sending Emails with Gmail - Learn how to set up Gmail and send emails from your Express server using nodemailer

Prerequisites

Before starting this chapter, make sure you have:

  • A Google account (or know how to create one)
  • Completed Express.js chapter
  • Basic understanding of Node.js Modules
  • Understanding of environment variables (we'll cover this in the chapter)

Quick Start

Start with Sending Emails with Gmail to learn how to set up email functionality in your Express server.

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