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Nodemailer is not working on production with NodeJS and gmail [duplicate]

I try to use nodemailer to implement a contact form using NodeJS but it works only on local it doesn't work on a remote server...
My error message :
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] { [AuthError: Invalid login - 534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/ContinueSignIn?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvlX
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 V-dFQLgb7aRCYApxlOBuha5ESrQEbRXK0iVtOgBoYeARpm3cLZuUS_86kK7yPis7in3dGC
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 N1sqhr3D2IYxHAN3m7QLJGukwPSZVGyhz4nHUXv_ldo9QfqRydPhSvFp9lnev3YQryM5TX
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 XL1LZuJL7zCT5dywMVQyWqqg9_TCwbLonJnpezfBLvZwUyersknTP7L-VAAL6rhddMmp_r
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 A_5pRpA> Please log in via your web browser and then try again.
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534-5.7.14 Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=787
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] 534 5.7.14 54 fr4sm15630311wib.0 - gsmtp]
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] name: 'AuthError',
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] data: '534-5.7.14 <https://accounts.google.com/ContinueSignIn?sarp=1&scc=1&plt=AKgnsbvlX\r\n534-5.7.14 V-dFQLgb7aRCYApxlOBuha5ESrQEbRXK0iVtOgBoYeARpm3cLZuUS_86kK7yPis7in3dGC\r\n534-5.7.14 N1sqhr3D2IYxHAN3m7QLJGukwPSZVGyhz4nHUXv_ldo9QfqRydPhSvFp9lnev3YQryM5TX\r\n534-5.7.14 XL1LZuJL7zCT5dywMVQyWqqg9_TCwbLonJnpezfBLvZwUyersknTP7L-VAAL6rhddMmp_r\r\n534-5.7.14 A_5pRpA> Please log in via your web browser and then try again.\r\n534-5.7.14 Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=787\r\n534 5.7.14 54 fr4sm15630311wib.0 - gsmtp',
[website.fr-11 (out) 2013-11-09T15:40:26] stage: 'auth' }
My controller :
exports.contact = function(req, res){
var name = req.body.name;
var from = req.body.from;
var message = req.body.message;
var to = '*******#gmail.com';
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
service: "Gmail",
auth: {
user: "******#gmail.com",
pass: "*****"
}
});
var mailOptions = {
from: from,
to: to,
subject: name+' | new message !',
text: message
}
smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, response){
if(error){
console.log(error);
}else{
res.redirect('/');
}
});
}

I solved this by going to the following url (while connected to google with the account I want to send mail from):
https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
There I enabled less secure apps.
Done

See nodemailer's official guide to connecting Gmail:
https://community.nodemailer.com/using-gmail/
-
It works for me after doing this:
Enable less secure apps - https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
Disable Captcha temporarily so you can connect the new device/server - https://accounts.google.com/b/0/displayunlockcaptcha

Easy Solution:
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpTransport({
service: 'gmail',
host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
auth: {
user: 'somerealemail#gmail.com',
pass: 'realpasswordforaboveaccount'
}
}));
var mailOptions = {
from: 'somerealemail#gmail.com',
to: 'friendsgmailacc#gmail.com',
subject: 'Sending Email using Node.js[nodemailer]',
text: 'That was easy!'
};
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, info){
if (error) {
console.log(error);
} else {
console.log('Email sent: ' + info.response);
}
});
Step 1:
go here https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps and enable for less secure apps. If this does not work then
Step 2
go here https://accounts.google.com/DisplayUnlockCaptcha and enable/continue and then try.
for me step 1 alone didn't work so i had to go to step 2.
i also tried removing the nodemailer-smtp-transport package and to my surprise it works. but then when i restarted my system it gave me same error, so i had to go and turn on the less secure app (i disabled it after my work).
then for fun i just tried it with off(less secure app) and vola it worked again!

You should use an XOAuth2 token to connect to Gmail. No worries, Nodemailer already knows about that:
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport('SMTP', {
service: 'Gmail',
auth: {
XOAuth2: {
user: smtpConfig.user,
clientId: smtpConfig.client_id,
clientSecret: smtpConfig.client_secret,
refreshToken: smtpConfig.refresh_token,
accessToken: smtpConfig.access_token,
timeout: smtpConfig.access_timeout - Date.now()
}
}
};
You'll need to go to the Google Cloud Console to register your app. Then you need to retrieve access tokens for the accounts you wish to use. You can use passportjs for that.
Here's how it looks in my code:
var passport = require('passport'),
GoogleStrategy = require('./google_oauth2'),
config = require('../config');
passport.use('google-imap', new GoogleStrategy({
clientID: config('google.api.client_id'),
clientSecret: config('google.api.client_secret')
}, function (accessToken, refreshToken, profile, done) {
console.log(accessToken, refreshToken, profile);
done(null, {
access_token: accessToken,
refresh_token: refreshToken,
profile: profile
});
}));
exports.mount = function (app) {
app.get('/add-imap/:address?', function (req, res, next) {
passport.authorize('google-imap', {
scope: [
'https://mail.google.com/',
'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email'
],
callbackURL: config('web.vhost') + '/add-imap',
accessType: 'offline',
approvalPrompt: 'force',
loginHint: req.params.address
})(req, res, function () {
res.send(req.user);
});
});
};

Worked fine:
1- install nodemailer, package if not installed
(type in cmd) : npm install nodemailer
2- go to https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps and turn on Allow less secure apps.
3- write code:
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
service: 'gmail',
auth: {
user: 'trueUsername#gmail.com',
pass: 'truePassword'
}
});
const mailOptions = {
from: 'any#any.com', // sender address
to: 'true#true.com', // list of receivers
subject: 'test mail', // Subject line
html: '<h1>this is a test mail.</h1>'// plain text body
};
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function (err, info) {
if(err)
console.log(err)
else
console.log(info);
})
4- enjoy!

I had the same problem. Allowing "less secure apps" in my Google security settings made it work!

Non of the above solutions worked for me. I used the code that exists in the documentation of NodeMailer. It looks like this:
let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
port: 465,
secure: true,
auth: {
type: 'OAuth2',
user: 'user#example.com',
serviceClient: '113600000000000000000',
privateKey: '-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvgIBADANBg...',
accessToken: 'ya29.Xx_XX0xxxxx-xX0X0XxXXxXxXXXxX0x',
expires: 1484314697598
}
});

Same problem happened to me too. I tested my system on localhost then deployed to the server (which is located at different country) then when I try the system on production server I saw this error. I tried these to fix it:
https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps Enabled it but it was not my solution
https://g.co/allowaccess I allowed access from outside for a limited time and this solved my problem.

I found the simplest method, described in this article mentioned in Greg T's answer, was to create an App Password which is available after turning on 2FA for the account.
myaccount.google.com > Sign-in & security > Signing in to Google > App Passwords
This gives you an alternative password for the account, then you just configure nodemailer as a normal SMTP service.
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: "smtp.gmail.com",
port: 587,
auth: {
user: "username#gmail.com",
pass: "app password"
}
});
While Google recommend Oauth2 as the best option, this method is easy and hasn't been mentioned in this question yet.
Extra tip: I also found you can add your app name to the "from" address and GMail does not replace it with just the account email like it does if you try to use another address. ie.
from: 'My Pro App Name <username#gmail.com>'

It is resolved using nodemailer-smtp-transport module inside createTransport.
var smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');
var transport = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpTransport({
service: 'gmail',
auth: {
user: '*******#gmail.com',
pass: '*****password'
}
}));

Many answers advice to allow less secure apps which is honestly not a clean solution.
Instead you should generate an app password dedicated to this use:
Log in to your Google account
Go to security
Under Signing in to Google enable 2-Step Verification
Under Signing in to Google click on App passwords.
You'll now generate a new password. Select the app as Mail and the device as Other (Custom name) and name it.
Save the app password
You can now use this app password instead of your log in password.

Try disabling captchas in your gmail account; probably being triggered based on IP address of requestor.
See: How to use GMail as a free SMTP server and overcome captcha

For me is working this way, using port and security (I had issues to send emails from gmail using PHP without security settings)
I hope will help someone.
var sendEmail = function(somedata){
var smtpConfig = {
host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
port: 465,
secure: true, // use SSL,
// you can try with TLS, but port is then 587
auth: {
user: '***#gmail.com', // Your email id
pass: '****' // Your password
}
};
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpConfig);
// replace hardcoded options with data passed (somedata)
var mailOptions = {
from: 'xxxx#gmail.com', // sender address
to: 'yyyy#gmail.com', // list of receivers
subject: 'Test email', // Subject line
text: 'this is some text', //, // plaintext body
html: '<b>Hello world ✔</b>' // You can choose to send an HTML body instead
}
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, function(error, info){
if(error){
return false;
}else{
console.log('Message sent: ' + info.response);
return true;
};
});
}
exports.contact = function(req, res){
// call sendEmail function and do something with it
sendEmail(somedata);
}
all the config are listed here (including examples)

If you use Express, express-mailerwrapsnodemailervery nicely and is very easy to use:
//# config/mailer.js
module.exports = function(app) {
if (!app.mailer) {
var mailer = require('express-mailer');
console.log('[MAIL] Mailer using user ' + app.config.mail.auth.user);
return mailer.extend(app, {
from: app.config.mail.auth.user,
host: 'smtp.gmail.com',
secureConnection: true,
port: 465,
transportMethod: 'SMTP',
auth: {
user: app.config.mail.auth.user,
pass: app.config.mail.auth.pass
}
});
}
};
//# some.js
require('./config/mailer.js)(app);
app.mailer.send("path/to/express/views/some_view", {
to: ctx.email,
subject: ctx.subject,
context: ctx
}, function(err) {
if (err) {
console.error("[MAIL] Email failed", err);
return;
}
console.log("[MAIL] Email sent");
});
//#some_view.ejs
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title><%= subject %></title>
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>

For some reason, just allowing less secure app config did not work for me even the captcha thing. I had to do another step which is enabling IMAP config:
From google's help page: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?p=WebLoginRequired&visit_id=1-636691283281086184-1917832285&rd=3#cantsignin
In the top right, click Settings Settings.
Click Settings.
Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
In the "IMAP Access" section, select
Enable IMAP.
Click Save Changes.

all your code is okay only the things left is just go to the link https://myaccount.google.com/security
and keep scroll down and you will found Allow less secure apps: ON and keep ON, you will find no error.

Just add "host" it will work .
host: 'smtp.gmail.com'
Then enable "lesssecureapps" by clicking bellow link
https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps

Google has disabled the Less Secure App Access, Below is New Process to use Gmail in Nodejs
Now you have to enable 2 Step Verification in Google (How to Enable 2 Step Auth)
You need to generate App Specific Password. Goto Google My Account > Security
Click on App Password > Select Other and you will get App Password
You can use normal smtp with email and App password.

exports.mailSend = (res, fileName, object1, object2, to, subject, callback)=> {
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport('SMTP',{ //smtpTransport
host: 'hostname,
port: 1234,
secureConnection: false,
// tls: {
// ciphers:'SSLv3'
// },
auth: {
user: 'username',
pass: 'password'
}
});
res.render(fileName, {
info1: object1,
info2: object2
}, function (err, HTML) {
smtpTransport.sendMail({
from: "mail#from.com",
to: to,
subject: subject,
html: HTML
}
, function (err, responseStatus) {
if(responseStatus)
console.log("checking dta", responseStatus.message);
callback(err, responseStatus)
});
});
}
You must add secureConnection type in you code.

I was using an old version of nodemailer 0.4.1 and had this issue. I updated to 0.5.15 and everything is working fine now.
Edited package.json to reflect changes then
npm install

Just attend those:
1- Gmail authentication for allow low level emails does not accept before you restart your client browser
2- If you want to send email with nodemailer and you wouldnt like to use xouath2 protocol there you should write as secureconnection:false like below
const routes = require('express').Router();
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
var smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');
routes.get('/test', (req, res) => {
res.status(200).json({ message: 'test!' });
});
routes.post('/Email', (req, res) =>{
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: "smtp.gmail.com",
secureConnection: false,
port: 587,
requiresAuth: true,
domains: ["gmail.com", "googlemail.com"],
auth: {
user: "your gmail account",
pass: "your password*"
}
});
var mailOptions = {
from: 'from#gmail.com',
to:'to#gmail.com',
subject: req.body.subject,
//text: req.body.content,
html: '<p>'+req.body.content+' </p>'
};
smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, (error, info) => {
if (error) {
return console.log('Error while sending mail: ' + error);
} else {
console.log('Message sent: %s', info.messageId);
}
smtpTransport.close();
});
})
module.exports = routes;

first install nodemailer
npm install nodemailer --save
import in to js file
const nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
const smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport({
service: "Gmail",
auth: {
user: "example#gmail.com",
pass: "password"
},
tls: {
rejectUnauthorized: false
}
});
const mailOptions = {
from: "example#gmail.com",
to: sending#gmail.com,
subject: "Welcome to ",
text: 'hai send from me'.
};
smtpTransport.sendMail(mailOptions, function (error, response) {
if (error) {
console.log(error);
}
else {
console.log("mail sent");
}
});
working in my application

You may need to "Allow Less Secure Apps" in your Gmail account (it's all the way at the bottom). You also may need to "Allow access to your Google account".
You also may need to "Allow access to your Google account".

This is my Nodemailer configuration which worked after some research.
Step 1: Enable lesssecureapp
https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
Step 2: The Nodemailer configuration for Gmail
Setting up the transporter : A transporter is going to be an object that can send mail. It is the transport configuration object, connection URL, or a transport
plugin instance
let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
service: 'gmail', // the service used
auth: {
user: process.env.EMAIL_FROM, // authentication details of sender, here the details are coming from .env file
pass: process.env.EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD,
},
});
Writing the message
const message = {
from: 'myemail#gmail.com', // sender email address
to: "receiver#example.com, receiver2#gmail.com", // reciever email address
subject: `The subject goes here`,
html: `The body of the email goes here in HTML`,
attachments: [
{
filename: `${name}.pdf`,
path: path.join(__dirname, `../../src/assets/books/${name}.pdf`),
contentType: 'application/pdf',
},
],
Sending the mail
transporter.sendMail(message, function (err, info) {
if (err) { // if error
console.log(err);
} else {
console.log(info); // if success
}
});

I also had issues with nodemailer email sending when running on Vercel lambda in production.
What fixed it in my case was to await for sendMail Promise to resolve.
I also added nodemailer-smtp-transport like suggested in this thread but I don't think it made a difference.
Here is my whole function:
const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
const smtpTransport = require('nodemailer-smtp-transport');
const transporter = nodemailer.createTransport(smtpTransport({
service: 'gmail',
auth: {
user: '***#gmail.com',
pass: process.env.SMTP_PASSWORD,
},
}));
async function contact(req: any, res: any) {
try {
const response = await transporter.sendMail({
from: '"*** <***gmail.com>', // sender address
to: "***#gmail.com", // list of receivers
subject: `***`, // Subject line
html: `${req.body.message}<br/><br/>${req.body.firstname} ${req.body.lastname} - <b>${req.body.email}</b>`, // html body
});
} catch (error: any) {
console.log(error);
return res.status(error.statusCode || 500).json({ error: error.message });
}
return res.status(200).json({ error: "" });
}
export default contact;

As pointed out by Yaach, as of May 30th, 2022, Google no longer supports Less Secure Apps, and instead switched over to their own Gmail API.

Here is the sample code for Gmail SMTP with nodemailer.
"use strict";
const nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
async function main() {
let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: "smtp.gmail.com",
transportMethod: "SMTP",
secureConnection: true,
port: 465,
secure: true, // upgrade later with STARTTLS
auth: {
user: "yourEmail#gmail.com",
pass: "Your App Specific password",
},
});
let info = await transporter.sendMail(
{
from: "yourEmail#gmail.com",
to: "to#gmail.com",
subject: "Testing Message Message",
text: "I hope this message gets delivered!",
html: "<b>Hello world?</b>", // html body
},
(err, info) => {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
console.log(info.envelope);
console.log(info.messageId);
}
}
);
}
main();

Less secure option is not supported anymore by gmail.
For sending email from third party, gmail is also not allowing with its user password.
You should now use App Password to resolve this issue.
Hope this link will help to set your app password.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/185833?hl=en

There is another option to use SendGrid for email delivery with no failure. A lot of the time, Nodemailer gives failure for mail which could happen frequently.
Nodemailer can be found in the link.

Can I read object values in Javascript/Typescript without evaluating them?

I have this module
export default () => ({
environment: process.env.ENVIRONMENT,
port: process.env.PORT
database: {
host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST,
port: process.env.DATABASE_PORT,
username: 'postgres',
password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
database: process.env.DATABASE_NAME,
},
awsSqsDefaultQueueUrl: process.env.AWS_SQS_DEFAULT_QUEUE_URL,
sqsEndpoint: process.env.SQS_ENDPOINT,
})
I want to read it and create a flat key/value object that flattens its keys only if the value starts with process.env, like so:
{
ENVIRONMENT: configuration().environment,
PORT: configuration().port,
DATABASE_HOST: configuration().database.host
DATABASE_PORT: configuration().database.port
...
}
database.username wouldn't be in the new object key because its value doesn't start with process.env.
The only way I can think where I can read the key value without before its evaluated is by loading the file as string and then parse it using regex. But that feels wrong.
Is there a better way to achieve this?

Here's an idea:
const settings = () => ({
environment: process.env.ENVIRONMENT,
port: process.env.PORT,
database: {
host: process.env.DATABASE_HOST,
port: process.env.DATABASE_PORT,
username: 'postgres',
password: process.env.DATABASE_PASSWORD,
database: process.env.DATABASE_NAME,
},
awsSqsDefaultQueueUrl: process.env.AWS_SQS_DEFAULT_QUEUE_URL,
sqsEndpoint: process.env.SQS_ENDPOINT,
});
function parseEnvSettings() {
// test values
process.env.ENVIRONMENT = "TEST";
const str = settings.toString();
const pattern = /process\.env\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+/g;
// get your property names
const matches = [...str.match(pattern).values()];
// build your flat settings object
const parsedSettings = {};
matches.forEach(property => {
parsedSettings[property.substr(property.lastIndexOf(".") + 1)] = eval(property);
});
// here you go
console.log(parsedSettings);
}
parseEnvSettings();
Produces:
{
ENVIRONMENT: 'TEST',
PORT: undefined,
DATABASE_HOST: undefined,
DATABASE_PORT: undefined,
DATABASE_PASSWORD: undefined,
DATABASE_NAME: undefined,
AWS_SQS_DEFAULT_QUEUE_URL: undefined,
SQS_ENDPOINT: undefined
}

Having an issue with createClient

Okay, so how my code works is that a discord bot in the index.js file has stored usernames and passwords.
When I make a request to the minecraft file, using minecraft-protocol i create a login to a server called Client,
clientName = mc.createClient({ // connect to 2b2t
host: "2b2t.org",
port: 25565,
username: username,
password: password,
version: "1.12.2"
});
an issue with this is, when a new user (while the current client is still going) trys to create a client, the old one is dropped for the new one. I need a way to identify one from the other.

You are more than likely overwriting the original connection, causing it to drop. You could instead make a connection factory and be able to create many connections.
class ClientFactory {
constructor(mc) {
this.mc = mc;
this.clients = {};
}
create(key, options) {
const client = this.mc.createClient(options);
this.clients[key] = client;
return client;
}
get(key) {
return this.clients[key];
}
}
// Instantiate factory
const client = new ClientFactory(mc);
// Make first client
client1 = client.create('client1', {
host: "2b2t.org",
port: 25565,
username: username,
password: password,
version: "1.12.2"
});
// Make second client
client2 = client.create('client2', {
host: "2b2t.org",
port: 25565,
username: username,
password: password,
version: "1.12.2"
});
// Do something with one of them
client.get('client1').callSomething();

NodeJs module exports and functions

I'm setting up nodemailer and trying to use create a model, controller,and mailer. I know I have my functions messed up but I don't understand how to send the mailModel through the transport.sendmail function. My end goal is to be able to call mailer to send an email. Maybe I don't even need Mongoose ?
I think I did a poor job explaining my goal, I can get Nodemailer to work in one script with assigned mailOptions. but I want to export a function so I can just say sendMail(userEmail,subject, text); It doesn't have to be through mongoose or mongoDB.
//model.js
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var mailSchema = mongoose.Schema;
var newMailSchema = new mailSchema( {
from: '"me" <me#gmail.com>', // sender address
to: '', // list of receivers
subject: '', // Subject line
text: '', // plain text body
html: '<b></b>' // html body
});
module.exports = mongoose.model(newMailSchema);
//controller.js
'use strict';
const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
// create reusable transporter object using the default SMTP transport
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: 'smtp-mail.outlook.com',
port: 587,
secure: false, // secure:true for port 465, secure:false for port 587
auth: {
user: 'me#hotmail.com',
pass: 'password'
}
});
// send mail with defined transport object
var sender = function(){
transporter.sendMail(mailModel, (error, info) => {
if (error) {
return console.log(error);
}
console.log('Message %s sent: %s', info.messageId, info.response);
});
};
exports.sender = sender;
//mailer.js
var sendMail = require('./controller');
var newMailModel = require('./model');
var mailModel = new newMailModel({
from: '"me" <me#hotmail.com>', // sender address
to: 'you#gmail.com', // list of receivers
subject: 'Hi', // Subject line
text: 'Foo', // plain text body
html: '<b>Bar</b>' // html body
});
sendMail.sender(mailModel);

You Correct Your Syntax and Definition as below and will work for u
//model.js
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var mailSchema = mongoose.Schema;
var newMailSchema = new mailSchema( {
from: {type:String,default:'me#gmail.com'},
to: String,
subject: String,
text: String,
html: String
});
module.exports = mongoose.model('MailSchema',newMailSchema);
//controller.js
var newMailModel = require('./model');
const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
exports.SendMail = function(req,res){
var transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
host: 'smtp-mail.outlook.com',
port: 587,
secure: false, // secure:true for port 465, secure:false for port 587
auth: {
user: 'me#hotmail.com',
pass: 'password'
}
});
var mailOptions = {
from: 'me#gmail,com', // sender address
to: 'you#gmail.com', // list of receivers
subject: 'Hi', // Subject line
text: 'Foo', // plaintext body
html:'<b>Bar</b>'
};
transporter.sendMail(mailOptions, (error, info) => {
if (error) {
return console.log(error);
}else {
console.log('Message %s sent: %s', info.messageId, info.response);
var mailModel = new newMailModel({
from: mailOptions.from,
to: mailOptions.to,
subject: mailOptions.subject,
text: mailOptions.text,
html: mailOptions.html,
});
mailModel.save();
res.send('Mail Sent Successfully');
}
});
}
//router.js
var express = require('express'),
router = express.Router(),
controller = require('./controller.js');
router.post('/MailExample',controller.SendMail);
module.exports = router;

I'll address the question whether you need a db.
If you need to save the user's inputs in order to restore a state for the same particular user in the future - so yes you need a db.
But if it is an application that just send an email - and does not depend on anything else in your state - than you do not need a db.
Another option is to save data in the browser's cache so the client side will save & restore the last user's input.

Emails sent from localhost with nodemailer are not delivered

I've set up an email sending like this:
nodemailer = require("nodemailer");
...
nodemailer.SMTP = {
host: 'smtp.gmail.com', // required
port: 465, // optional, defaults to 25 or 465
domain: 'smtp.gmail.com', // domain used by client to identify itself to server
authentication: 'login', // optional, false by default
user: '1*******#gmail.com', // used only when use_authentication is true
pass: '*******' // used only when use_authentication is true
}
// send an e-mail
nodemailer.send_mail(
// e-mail options
{
sender: '1*******#gmail.com',
to:'2*******#gmail.com',
subject:'Hello!',
html: '<p><b>Hi,</b> how are you doing?</p>',
body:'Hi, how are you doing?'
},
// callback function
function(error, success){
console.log('Message ' + success ? 'sent' : 'failed');
}
Callback function logs "sent" but email is never delivered. I followed this tutorial http://www.thihaz.com/?p=218
Do I have to setup smth additionally?

You can let nodemailer take care of the corresponding server, Gmail for example:
var smtpTransport = nodemailer.createTransport("SMTP",{
auth: {
user: "gmail.user#gmail.com", // service is detected from the username
pass: "userpass"
}
});
and then do:
transport.sendMail()
This should get you in the right path.