Sample Code for Mailgun on ASP.NET Core

This is a sample code for use in conjunction with my tutorial blog, Using Mailgun in ASP.NET Core on Linux Mint 17.

Building

Install the latest .NET Core.

Clone directory:

> git clone https://github.com/ValleyWulf/NETCore-MailGun.git
> cd NETCore-MailGun
> dotnet restore

Set Up

Before running the code, you would need to supply it with a valid configuration.

To do so, create a directory called Config:

> mkdir Config

And create a file called MailGunEmailSettings.json under the Config directory.

The MailGunEmailSettings.json would contain the settings for Mailgun configuration:

{

  "SMTPSettings": 
  {
    "SmtpHost": "smtp.mailgun.org",
    "SmtpPort": "587",
    "SmtpLogin": "<Mailgun's Default SMTP Login>",
    "SmtpPassword": "<Mailgun's Default Password>",
    "SenderName": "<Sender Name>",
    "From": "<someone@somewhere.com>"
  },

  "RestAPISettings": 
  {
    "ApiKey": "<Mailgun's API Key>",
    "BaseUri": "<Mailgun's API Base URI>",
    "RequestUri": "messages",
    "From": "<Non-Reply <someone@somewhere.com>>"
  }

}

By default, the web application uses the configuration for api. You can change this in appsettings.json, under the EmailProvider section:

"EmailProvider": {
    "Provider": "MailGun",
    "Description": "Mail service that sends out registration confirmation and account recovery emails.",
    "ConfigFile": "Config/MailGunEmailSettings.json",
    "ConnectionType": "api"
},

Once the configuration is set up, compile the code and complete database set up:

> dotnet build
> dotnet ef database update

Runing the app

To trun the app, simply do:

> dotnet run

And bring up a browser and go to URL localhost:5000 or whatever default URL your web application is set up to run on.

License

This sample code is licensed under the MIT License.