Sample Email Sender in ASP.NET Core

Required NuGet Packages

CLI

dotnet add package MimeKit
dotnet add package MailKit

Package Manager Console

Install-Package MimeKit
Install-Package MailKit

Gmail configurations

To allow external apps to send emails, the following settings need to be configured in your Google Account:

• Go to: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
• After you have authenticated, you need to generate a new application password
• Then copy and paste the generated password inside your appsettings.Development.json

WARNING

Do not upload your appsettings.Development.json to source control as this will expose your sensitive gmail data

Useful links

• https://code-maze.com/aspnetcore-send-email/
• https://mailtrap.io/blog/send-email-in-asp-net-c-sharp/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvO_1T0FS_A&ab_channel=PatrickGod