CREATING SENDGRID ACCOUNTS
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Create a new SendGrid Account.
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Follow the prompt to create your account.
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Navigate to "Email API > Integration Guide".
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Choose "SMTP Relay".
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Enter a name for your API Key then select "Create Key."
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This will generate a long string of randomized characters. This serves as your password for the SMTP setup in SARA.
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In SARA, navigate to "Admin > Settings & Utilities > Site Options > (Mail Settings)" to create a new SMTP setup.
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Enable the "Use SendGrid Webhook" option.
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Enter a subject tag.
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Fill in the following information for the SMTP setup:
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FIELDS |
VALUE |
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Server Name |
smtp.sendgrid.net |
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Port |
465 |
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Default Send as Email |
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User Name |
apikey |
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User Password |
*API Key from SendGrid* |
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Confirm Password |
*API Key from SendGrid* |
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User Domain |
*domain.com* |
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Use SSL |
Enabled |
NOTE - When using SendGrid, you can still use your original incoming email settings.