How to you add email to a Core 7 Web App?

Question

In .net framework its easy to add SMTP email services to an app via the _AppStart file.

Now that I'm trailling Core 7 - how do I add email to the Demo app?

Most of the guidance on the net applies to a Core API which is irrelevant as I'm just doing a simple Core App via the Add new Proejct - ASP.NET Core Web app template.

Answer 1

Thanks, but there seems to be missing steps in this example solution.

eg there's no Startup.cs file in the Demo install (and I don't know what it is anyway :) )

And I don't use SendGrid - just a normal SMTP email server setup is enough for me now.

Answer 2

Use .NET SmptClient class as shown below

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI.Services;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Mail;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace YourProject.Services
{
    public class EmailSender : IEmailSender
    {
        public Task SendEmailAsync(string email, string subject, string htmlMessage)
        {
            SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient
            {
                Port = 587,
                Host = "smtp.gmail.com", //or another email sender provider
                EnableSsl = true,
                DeliveryMethod = SmtpDeliveryMethod.Network,
                UseDefaultCredentials = false,
                Credentials = new NetworkCredential("your email sender", "password")
            };

            return client.SendMailAsync("your email sender", email, subject, htmlMessage);
        }
    }
}

Answer 3

In min api apps, program.cs is the startup file.