Setting Up Resend 📧

This guide will help you set up Resend for reliable email delivery in your application.

Prerequisites 📋

A Resend account (sign up at resend.com)
Access to your domain's DNS settings
Domain verified in Resend

Domain Verification 🔍

Go to Resend Dashboard
Navigate to Domains > Add Domain
Follow the DNS verification steps
Add the provided DNS records to your domain

Implementation 💻

Install required dependencies:

pnpm add resend

Create src/lib/email/sendMail.ts:

import { Resend } from "resend";
import { appConfig } from "../config";
 
const sendMail = async (to: string, subject: string, html: string) => {
  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
    console.log(
      "Sending email to",
      to,
      "with subject",
      subject,
      "and html",
      html
    );
    return;
  }
 
  const resend = new Resend(process.env.RESEND_API_KEY);
 
  const response = await resend.emails.send({
    from: `${appConfig.email.senderName} <${appConfig.email.senderEmail}>`,
    to: [to],
    subject: subject,
    html: html,
    replyTo: appConfig.email.senderEmail,
  });
 
  if(response.error) {
    console.error("Email sent failed", response.error);
  } else {
    if(process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
      console.info("Email sent successfully", response);
    }
  }
};
 
export default sendMail;

Environment Variables 🔐

Add these to your .env.local:

RESEND_API_KEY=your_api_key

Testing Email Setup 🧪

Send a test email using Resend dashboard
Monitor delivery in Resend logs
Check email headers for proper authentication

Important Notes ⚠️

DNS propagation takes time (24-48 hours)
Monitor email reputation in Resend dashboard
Keep bounce rate low
Use production API key in production

Remember to wait for DNS propagation before testing your email setup. Rushing this process can lead to delivery issues! 🚀

Resend Setup