I want to send automated emails from my Next.js website. Is it possible to connect my own mail server to it?

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Hey @sanjayjoshi ! :waving_hand: Yes, you can definitely use your own mail server with Next.js . The usual way is to create an API route and use Nodemailer to send emails through your SMTP server. If you want something simpler and more reliable, modern tools like Resend (as recommended by Pauline P. …

[image] Sanjay Joshi: I want to send automated emails from my Next.js website. Is it possible to connect my own mail server to it? @sanjayjoshi Hi Mate You can connect your own mail server (SMTP) to a Next.js app, but it’s usually not the best approach when you’re deploying on Vercel. SMTP …

How to send automated emails from a Next.js app using a custom mail server

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pawlean (Pauline P. Narvas) March 20, 2026, 2:26pm 6

Hey, @sanjayjoshi!

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