Set smtp settings though appsettings.json

[jersiovic]

Is it possible to set smtp settings though appsettings.json and by extension by environment vars?
We tried it without success?

If not, would you accept a PR to allow that?

[deanmarcussen]

Duplicate of #6036

so yes, but we need to figure out how the ui copes :)

You can set them yourselves (I think @Piedone included a link in the issue) by registering your own services.AddTransient<IConfigureOptions<SmtpSettings>, SmtpSettingsConfiguration>(); or using services.PostConfigure<SmtpSettings>(x => x)

Edited Maybe we should just consider moving the email password / smtp server completely out of the ui and into appsettings.json ?

I'm guessing it's the server / passwords that you're wanting to set @jersiovic ?

[Piedone]

You can set all the SMTP settings from configuration, including appsettings. If you want to do that from code the example there is actually for SmtpSettings too

Having SMTP settings on the UI too is useful, I'd be very much against removing it.

[cesarktp]

If I configure smtp settings from the UI, sending email works (to a file). If I don't configure the smtp settings from the UI and use this appsettings.json:

{
"OrchardCore":{
"OrchardCore.Email":{
"DefaultSender":"sender@contoso.com",
"DeliveryMethod":"SpecifiedPickupDirectory",
"PickupDirectoryLocation":"/app/App_Data",
"Host":null,
"Port":25,
"AutoSelectEncryption":false,
"RequireCredentials":false,
"UseDefaultCredentials":false,
"EncryptionMethod":"None",
"UserName":null,
"Password":null
}
}
}
email sending (to a file again) doesn't work. The appsettings.json is placed in /app/App_Data
What's wrong in the appsettings.json?

[jersiovic]

@cesarktp is a felllow at the IT deparment I'm trying to make he falls in love with Orchard.
Any help with this task will be very welcome :)

[Piedone]

I wanted to update the docs first as an answer :D.

This won't work by default. Maybe the docs is misleading, as was my message but unless the module specifically supports it you won't be able to just add such static configs. For every module supporting IOptions-based configs you can, however, set up arbitrary configuration from your web project's Startup class. If you want to load this config from appsettings (including Orchard's cascading config files) then you need to retrieve those values via IShellConfiguration.

[jersiovic]

Ok very clear. we will do as you explain. Thank you!

[Piedone]

So I think this confusion is cleared up. Added some clarification to the docs too.