Configuring Mail Server

Using a SMTP Server

Admin panel setup

• Navigate to LaraClassified Admin panel → Setup → General Settings → Mail
• Configure Mail driver, host, port, encryption, username, and password
• Save changes

Or use /.env file setup

• Access FTP account and open the .env file
• Remove existing Mail configuration variables
• Add SMTP server details:

MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=your-mail-host
MAIL_PORT=your-mail-port
MAIL_USERNAME=your-mail-username
MAIL_PASSWORD=your-mail-password
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=your-mail-encryption

• Replace placeholder values with actual credentials
• Save and upload file

Caution: .env file settings override those of the admin panel.

Note: Update the Transactional Email Sender address to match an authorized SMTP server email.

Using Mandrill

• Generate API key from Mandrill dashboard settings
• Configure through Admin panel or .env file with driver set to "mandrill"
• Add MANDRILL_SECRET and SMTP credentials
• Configure DNS zones as needed

Using Amazon SES

• Set driver to "ses" in Admin panel or .env
• Provide SES_KEY, SES_SECRET, and SES_REGION

Using Mailgun

• Configure through Admin panel or .env with driver "mailgun"
• Include domain, secret, and SMTP settings
• Set endpoint (default: api.eu.mailgun.net)

Using Sparkpost

• Set driver to "sparkpost" with secret and SMTP credentials
• Configure DNS zones for Sparkpost domain verification
• Example configuration provided with standard Sparkpost SMTP values