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Front

Operations shared inbox built on email.

Email capabilities

  • Own email API
  • Accepts SMTP
  • Accepts inbound
  • Sends notifications
  • Webhooks

Connection methods

  • SMTP
  • IMAP
  • API
  • Webhook

Front is an operations and customer shared-inbox platform built around email. It handles inbound and outbound email via IMAP/SMTP plus its own delivery, with webhooks and integrations.

Connect Front to MailKite

Connect Front to MailKite via IMAP/SMTP for shared inbox operations.

Point Front at MailKite's SMTP relay

A minimal, copy-paste starter. Swap in your own domain and API key.

.env
# Any app that accepts an SMTP server works with MailKite
MAIL_HOST=smtp.mailkite.dev
MAIL_PORT=587 # STARTTLS (or 465 for TLS)
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=tls
MAIL_USERNAME=mailkite # username is ignored
MAIL_PASSWORD=mk_live_... # your MailKite API key
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=you@yourdomain.com # on a verified domain
MAIL_FROM_NAME=Front
Read the SMTP relay reference
Email tools

Commonly paired with Front

Connect Front to MailKite today

Point a domain, set one SMTP endpoint, send your first email in minutes. Unlimited domains, no credit card.