Email Config

File: config/email.config.ts

Controls the From address, Reply-To address, and the signature used in every email the site sends (welcome, submission confirmation, admin approvals, newsletter, …).

The only supported provider today is Resend.

Quick setup

1. Create a Resend account

resend.com → sign up (free tier: 3,000 emails/month, 100/day).

2. Create an API key

Resend Dashboard → API Keys → Create API Key → full access. Copy the key (starts with re_).

Resend API keys page

Paste into .env.local:

RESEND_API_KEY=re_...

3. Verify your domain (required for production)

Without domain verification, all emails go from onboarding@resend.dev and look suspicious.

Resend → Domains → Add Domain → enter e.g. mydirectory.com. Resend shows you DNS records (TXT, MX, DKIM). Add them in your DNS provider (Cloudflare, Namecheap, etc.).

Once all DNS records show green check marks, you can send from anyname@mydirectory.com.

Resend verified domain page

The config file

config/email.config.ts

export const emailConfig: EmailConfig = {
  provider: 'resend',
 
  from: {
    name: siteConfig.name,  // pulled from site.config.ts
    email: process.env.RESEND_PRODUCTION_FROM || `hello@${yourdomain}`,
  },
 
  replyTo: siteConfig.contact.email,
 
  teamSignature: `The ${siteConfig.name} Team`,
};

Field	What it does
`provider`	Always `'resend'` for now.
`from.name`	Display name in the recipient's inbox.
`from.email`	Email address emails come from.
`replyTo`	Where user replies land.
`teamSignature`	The sign-off at the bottom of emails.

Environment variables (all optional overrides)

Variable	What it overrides
`RESEND_PRODUCTION_FROM`	The production "From" address.
`RESEND_DEV_FROM`	The dev-mode "From" address (default: `onboarding@resend.dev`).
`RESEND_FROM_EMAIL`	Master override — wins over both above.
`RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT`	`true` (default) redirects all dev emails to one address for safety.
`RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT_TO`	Email address dev messages get redirected to.

In development you often test flows that send emails. Without redirection, you risk emailing real users with test content. Keep RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT=true and point RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT_TO at your own inbox.

.env.local

RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT=true
RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT_TO=you@example.com

With AI

AI Prompt· Configure email sender + signature

Update config/email.config.ts for my brand:

provider: "resend" (keep as-is)
from.name: "{sender display name shown in inbox, usually brand name}"
from.email: "{hello@yourdomain.com — must match a verified Resend domain}"
replyTo: "{hello@yourdomain.com — where user replies go}"
teamSignature: "{sign-off, e.g. "The Brand Team"}"
Also set these env vars in .env.local (paste the values for me to review):

RESEND_PRODUCTION_FROM="{matches from.email}"
RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT=true
RESEND_DEV_REDIRECT_TO="{my-personal-inbox@gmail.com}"
Preserve the EmailConfig type. Don't touch getFromAddress() helper.