Documentation is WRONG! | How to set defaultFrom for strapi email plugin | Set strapi email plugin config | Change strapi email plugin default provider

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is not true! Providing a file under /config/plugin.js does not change the email provider!

In order to change the defaultFrom or defaultReplyTo or anything else, you need to put following code inside the register function found in “./src/index.ts”

should look like this:


register(/*{ strapi }*/) {

    strapi.config.set('plugin.email', {

      provider: 'strapi-provider-email-smtp',

      providerOptions: {

        host: ('MAIL_HOST'), //SMTP Host

        port: 465, //SMTP Port

        secure: true,

        username: `${('MAIL_USERNAME')}@${('MAIL_DOMAIN')}`,

        password: ('MAIL_PASSWORD'),

        rejectUnauthorized: true,

        requireTLS: true,

        connectionTimeout: 1,

      },

      settings: {

        defaultFrom: `${('MAIL_USERNAME')}@${('MAIL_DOMAIN')}`,

        defaultReplyTo: `${('MAIL_USERNAME')}@${('MAIL_DOMAIN')}`,

      }

    })

  }

this will work! If you do this, the provider will change, you can see the changes under http://localhost:1337/admin/settings/email

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Please open a issue for this on the strapi docs repo on github

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Have you opened an issue for this?

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i am sorry, i currently dont have the time to manage a issue on github. i just posted it here, so if people have the same hassel, maybe someone will find my post, fix it and carry on.

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The documentation is correct you use the worng config you set it in the global strapi config witout down to the plugin scope I think I will add an exmaple tommorow if I do not forget

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it would be awsome to see how the docs implantaion work’s! my team could’nt get it to run, using the inscrution from the docs

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Mind just opening a quick issue on the docs linking to example that is wrong?