Sending emails with ExpressJS, Nodemailer, Gmail and OAuth2
What you'll learn
- Send emails from your website with Nodemailer and ExpressJS
- Set up OAuth for Nodemailer
- Use Google Gmail API
- Create a simple client to connect with your server
Requirements
- Understanding JavaScript, basics of working with Express
Description
This course provides a focused, step-by-step guide on integrating Nodemailer with OAuth2 and the Gmail API to send emails from your server, ensuring secure and efficient email delivery.
As Google has phased out app-specific passwords, OAuth2 is now the recommended method for server-side email sending.
This course will teach you how to properly implement this using modern tools and best practices.
We begin by setting up an Express server, laying the foundation for our email-sending application.
Next, we'll configure the necessary routes and controllers to handle email requests efficiently. You’ll learn how to set up the Gmail API with OAuth2, involving the creation and management of client credentials such as the client ID, client secret, access tokens, and refresh tokens.
Once our backend is ready, we will test the email functionality using Postman, ensuring everything is configured correctly.
The course doesn’t stop there; we'll also build a React-based frontend client that includes a contact form. This form will be integrated with our Express server, allowing users to submit inquiries directly to your inbox via email.
By the end of this course, you will have a fully functional email-sending system using modern, secure practices, ready to be applied to your projects.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner or advanced as a quick guide to set up Nodemailer with OAuth
Instructor
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I am a web/mobile developer, instructor and curriculum designer at Barcelona Code School. We helped hundreds of students to learn web and mobile development and enter the exciting and rewarding world of coding. What I do best is guiding students step by step along this challenging path and make sure that all the topics are delivered in approachable manner with enough exercises and projects to learn how to apply this knew knowledge in real life.