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Setting Up Email Notifications in Spring Boot Applications: A Comprehensive Guide
In today’s digital age, email notifications play a crucial role in keeping users informed about important events and updates in web applications. Implementing email notifications in Spring Boot applications is a common requirement for many developers. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the process of setting up email notifications in Spring Boot applications step by step. We will cover everything from configuring email properties to sending email notifications using both plain JavaMail and Spring Mail libraries.
Introduction
Email notifications are an essential feature of modern web applications, providing users with timely updates and alerts. In a Spring Boot application, integrating email functionality allows developers to notify users about various events, such as account registrations, password resets, order confirmations, and more.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of Spring Boot framework.
- JDK installed on your system.
- Maven or Gradle for managing dependencies.
- An SMTP server to send emails (e.g., Gmail, Outlook, or your organization’s…