Setup Sendinblue as SMTP server for local AEM development environment

In this tutorial I am going to explain, how to set up Sendinblue as your SMTP server in AEM to let you send emails out of your local author/publisher instance.

Sendinblue account creation and SMTP access

• Navigate to Sendinblue official website and sign up – https://www.sendinblue.com/
• Access the SMTP details using this link – https://account.sendinblue.com/advanced/api
• It will contain SMTP, Port, Login and Master Password for your account.
• Sendinblue provide daily sending limit of 300 emails only- https://app.sendinblue.com/billing/my-plan

Day CQ Mail Service Configuration:

1. Go to the Felix Console Config Manager(http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr)
2. Scroll down and click to edit the Day CQ Mail Service OSGi config.
3. Enter the following details

SMTP Server Host	smtp-relay.sendinblue.com
SMTP Server Port	587
SMTP User	Login Email in Sendinblue
SMTP Password	Master Password in Sendinblue
From Address	from address
SMTP Use SSL	Don't Check
SMTP use StartTLS	Yes

4. Hit Save

5. Run a user through a workflow containing a group of which you are a member, or send out a newsletter to a group which you are a part of.

You should receive the email in your inbox.

It is worth noting that for production environments, you should set up a production grade SMTP service rather than use GMail.