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name: email description: > Email sending patterns for The Boring JavaScript Stack — sails-hook-mail configuration, EJS templates, SMTP/Resend transports, and transactional email patterns. Use this skill when configuring mail, writing email templates, or sending transactional emails in a Sails.js application. metadata: author: sailscastshq version: '1.0.0' tags: email, mail, smtp, resend, templates, ejs, transactional, boring-stack

The Boring JavaScript Stack uses sails-hook-mail for email delivery. It provides a simple API for sending emails through configurable transports (SMTP, Resend, log) with EJS-based templates and a shared layout system.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

Configuring sails-hook-mail in config/mail.js (transports, from address, mailers)
Writing EJS email templates in views/emails/
Using the shared email layout (views/layouts/layout-email.ejs)
Sending emails via sails.helpers.mail.send.with()
Setting up SMTP providers (Mailgun, SendGrid, AWS SES) or Resend
Implementing transactional email patterns (verification, password reset, magic links, 2FA codes)
Switching between log transport (development) and real transports (production)

Rules

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

rules/getting-started.md - Sails Mail overview, config/mail.js, transports, from address
rules/sending-emails.md - sails.helpers.mail.send API, parameters, error handling, async patterns
rules/templates.md - EJS email templates, layout-email.ejs, template variables, examples
rules/providers.md - SMTP config, Resend config, environment variables, per-environment setup
rules/transactional-patterns.md - Common patterns: verification, password reset, magic link, 2FA, invitations