Add SMTP support #12

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2026-09-10T17:58:00Z

3wordchant commented

2026-09-10 17:58:00 +00:00

Looks like relatively cursed config: https://support.getgrist.com/self-managed/#how-do-i-set-up-email-notifications

Grist uses Nodemailer for this purpose. There are two environment variables that need to be configured to enable it:

GRIST_NODEMAILER_CONFIG: This is a JSON configuration passed verbatim to Nodemailer’s createTransport method. Refer to the Nodemailer documentation for details on what to provide here. Note that this variable should contain the JSON itself, not a path to a JSON file.

GRIST_NODEMAILER_SENDER: This is another JSON configuration string for setting the From: field of emails sent by Grist. It takes the following form:

{"name": "Default Name Of Sender", "email": "sender.email@example.com"}

Looks like relatively cursed config: https://support.getgrist.com/self-managed/#how-do-i-set-up-email-notifications > Grist uses [Nodemailer](https://nodemailer.com/) for this purpose. There are two environment variables that need to be configured to enable it: > > `GRIST_NODEMAILER_CONFIG`: This is a JSON configuration passed verbatim to Nodemailer’s createTransport method. Refer to [the Nodemailer documentation](https://nodemailer.com/usage#create-a-transporter) for details on what to provide here. Note that this variable should contain the JSON itself, not a path to a JSON file. > > `GRIST_NODEMAILER_SENDER`: This is another JSON configuration string for setting the From: field of emails sent by Grist. It takes the following form: > > ` {"name": "Default Name Of Sender", "email": "sender.email@example.com"}`

iexos commented

2026-09-11 09:46:18 +00:00

Also, Email Notifications are an Enterprise feature. You would need to add the option to enable that as well.

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Reference: coop-cloud/grist#12