Mail server

Why I need it

You will need to have SMTP ( way to send mail ) because the system will use it to

• Send password reset email

• Order related notifications

• Restaurant owner registration

• Driver registration

SMTP from shared hosting

This is probably the easiest way to obtain SMTP data. Create an email in your hosting and get a note of the credentials. You will need them in the install process.

Then click on "Connect Device". You will find all the required info there

Here are some examples of how it may look

SSL

MAIL_MAILER=sendmail
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=ssl
MAIL_PORT=465
MAIL_HOST=mail.restoqr.online
MAIL_USERNAME=[e-mail]
MAIL_PASSWORD=*****
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=[e-mail]
MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"

Regular

Regular 587

3rd Party SMTP providers like SendGrid

SendGrid is the leading SMTP provider. Easy to set up and reliable service.

Get an account here.

This article is important in order to setup your SendGrid SMTP correct.

Required: You need to Authenticate your domain to send emails from. Here is how.

Test your SMTP

Online SMTP Test - Send and Check your Email Serverwww.smtper.net

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=smtp.sendgrid.net
MAIL_PORT=587
MAIL_USERNAME=apikey
MAIL_PASSWORD=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS='[e-mail]'
MAIL_FROM_NAME='Your Project name'