It may not be the feature you're looking for but it's the feature you deserve.
If Action Mailbox can start a truck, what can it do for you and your application?
The course will cover the basics of Action Mailbox with separate sections going into more detail.
There will also be multiple videos implementing different features and use cases for processing inbound emails.
The course will conclude with a walk through of building a simple Help Desk application with Ruby on Rails, Hotwire and Action Mailbox.
The first 11 videos have been released with more on the way.
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Describe the purpose and core functionalities of Action Mailbox in the context of Ruby on Rails applications.
Identify the components of an email system and explain how Action Mailbox interacts with them.
Give examples of Action Mailbox use cases.
Getting starting with running generators, reviewing what’s being added and how to generate your first mailbox.
Learn how inbound emails are routed with the Application Mailbox
Parsing information from email addresses
Handling un-routable emails
Marking emails as bounced and alerting the sender
Tips and trips for routing inbound emails
Use debugging tools and logs to troubleshoot issues with email reception and processing in a development environment.
Debug production emails with the raw source
Reprocessing failed emails
Ensuring your Active Storage URLs generate correctly.
Tips for configuring inbound email domains.
Additional information on things to consider when deploying to production.
This section will contain a number of different use cases to showcase the power and flexibility of Action Mailbox.
Each feature will be hosted in a single app with a mailbox for each feature.
Set up the development environment to work with Action Mailbox, including Ruby, Rails, and required dependencies.
Configure Action Mailbox to receive emails from different email services like SendGrid, Mailgun, or Postfix.
Walk through building a basic help-desk application with Action Mailbox and Hotwire.
Cody Norman
I think Action Mailbox is a vastly-under-rated part of the Rails ecosystem. I would love to highlight how easy it can be adding a whole new communication channel to your app in a comfortable and familiar 'Rails' way.