backend-contact-form

Backend template for sending emails

How to install

npm i backend-contact-form

Dependencies

• nodemailer
  
• express
  
• body-parser
  
• dotenv

Setup

Create a .env file and paste this

EMAIL = "your-gmail"
PASS = "your-email-password or app-specific-password"

This will get imported, don't share or upload your .env file.

Gmail has some built-in security, and if you use multi-factor authentication, you're required to create an app specific password. This is done on your google profile.

How to use

var mail = require("backend-contact-form");
 
mail(
    // EXAMPLE FORM
    `
    <form action="/" id="contact-form" autocomplete="off" method="post">
        <fieldset style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;width:200px;height:200px;">
            <label for="name">Name</label>
            <input type="text" id="name" name="name" required>
 
            <label for="email">Email</label>
            <input type="text" id="email" name="email" required>
 
            <label for="message">Message</label>
            <textarea id="message" name="message" rows="3" required></textarea>
 
            <button type="submit" style="margin-top:30px;">Submit</button>
        </fieldset>
    </form>
    `
);

Starting server

node yourscriptname

The port is set to 8080, you can change the 'PORT' variable if you wish, the rest of the code will follow along.

Go to localhost:8080 (if you didn't change the 'PORT' variable), and your form will show.

Submit, and the module will parse the data and send the email to your gmail account!