Syed Jafer K

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Learning Notes #2 – Automate Email Notifications in GitHub Actions

Today, i was checking youtube videos on github actions. I came across a video on sending a mail via a Github Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkD7KQ3KzZs&t=108s. This blog is just an implementation of the video.

What am i going to do ?

I need to send a mail using my gmail id via Github

What prior information you need ?

  1. Gmail SMTP Server address – smtp.gmail.com
  2. Gmail SMTP port – 465
  3. Email username – your mail id.
  4. Email password – App Password from Google. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833?hl=en.

YAML File


name: "Send Mail"

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  mail:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Print Name
        run: echo "Sending Mail"
    
      - name: Send Mail
        if: ${{ always() }}
        uses: dawidd6/action-send-mail@v3
        with:
          server_address: smtp.gmail.com
          server_port: 465

          username: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_USERNAME }}
          password: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_PASSWORD }}

          subject: ${{ github.job }} job of ${{ github.repository }} has  ${{ github.status }}
          body: "Test Message in Github"
          to:  syedjafer1997@gmail.com
          from: Syed Jafer K

My Github Run: https://github.com/syedjaferk/gh_actions_templates/actions/runs/12426929593