# @strapi/provider-email-sendmail
## Resources
- [LICENSE](LICENSE)
## Links
- [Strapi website](https://strapi.io/)
- [Strapi documentation](https://docs.strapi.io)
- [Strapi community on Discord](https://discord.strapi.io)
- [Strapi news on Twitter](https://twitter.com/strapijs)
## Installation
```bash
# using yarn
yarn add @strapi/provider-email-sendmail
# using npm
npm install @strapi/provider-email-sendmail --save
```
## Configuration
| Variable | Type | Description | Required | Default |
| ----------------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | --------- |
| provider | string | The name of the provider you use | yes | |
| providerOptions | object | Will be directly given to `require('sendmail')`. Please refer to [sendmail](https://www.npmjs.com/package/sendmail) doc. | no | {} |
| settings | object | Settings | no | {} |
| settings.defaultFrom | string | Default sender mail address | no | undefined |
| settings.defaultReplyTo | string \| array | Default address or addresses the receiver is asked to reply to | no | undefined |
| providerOptions.dkim | object \| boolean | DKIM parameters having two properties: { privateKey, keySelector } | no | false |
> :warning: The Shipper Email (or defaultfrom) may also need to be changed in the `Email Templates` tab on the admin panel for emails to send properly
### Example
**Path -** `config/plugins.js`
```js
module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
// ...
email: {
config: {
provider: 'sendmail',
settings: {
defaultFrom: 'myemail@protonmail.com',
defaultReplyTo: 'myemail@protonmail.com',
},
},
},
// ...
});
```
### Example with DKIM
Using **DKIM** (DomainKeys Identified Mail) can prevent emails from being considered as spam. More details about this subject can be found in the discussion on the Strapi forum: [Unsolved problem: emails goes to spam!](https://forum.strapi.io/t/unsolved-problem-emails-goes-to-spam/512?u=soringfs)
#### Generate the keys using OpenSSL
```perl
openssl genrsa -out dkim-private.pem 1024
openssl rsa -in dkim-private.pem -pubout -out dkim-public.pem
```
**Path -** `config/plugins.js`
```js
module.exports = ({ env }) => ({
// ...
email: {
provider: 'sendmail',
providerOptions: {
dkim: {
privateKey: 'replace-with-dkim-private-key',
keySelector: 'abcd', // the same as the one set in DNS txt record, use online dns lookup tools to be sure that is retreivable
},
},
settings: {
defaultFrom: 'myemail@protonmail.com',
defaultReplyTo: 'myemail@protonmail.com',
},
},
// ...
});
```