Strapi is a headless CMS with no built-in email sending — it uses a plugin system for email providers (SMTP, SendGrid, Mailgun) and fires webhooks on content events.
Use Strapi's email plugin with MailKite SMTP, or trigger sends on content webhooks.
A minimal, copy-paste starter. Swap in your own domain and API key.
# 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=StrapiPoint a domain, set one SMTP endpoint, send your first email in minutes. Unlimited domains, no credit card.