I’m working on a Django project and I’m stuck trying to set up email sending. I want to use a cloud email service but my app isn’t cooperating.
Here’s what I did:
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'custom_email.CloudEmailBackend'
CLOUD_EMAIL_REGION = 'west-region-1'
CLOUD_EMAIL_ENDPOINT = 'mail.west-region-1.cloudmail.com'
CLOUD_EMAIL_KEY = 'my_key'
CLOUD_EMAIL_SECRET = 'my_secret'
I put this in my settings file but it’s not working. When I check the email connection it still shows the default console backend. I tried a few different setups but nothing changed.
Does anyone know why it’s not switching to my custom backend? I’m pretty confused and could use some help figuring this out. Thanks!
I encountered a similar challenge when setting up a custom email backend. One crucial step often overlooked is verifying the custom backend’s implementation. Ensure your CloudEmailBackend class correctly inherits from Django’s BaseEmailBackend and overrides the necessary methods, particularly send_messages(). Additionally, confirm that your custom backend module is in a location Django can access. If these checks pass, try explicitly calling your backend in a view or management command to isolate potential configuration issues. Lastly, review your project’s middleware - sometimes conflicting settings can interfere with email backend initialization.
hey there, had similar issues b4. check if ur custom backend is properly imported. also, make sure the path in EMAIL_BACKEND is correct. sometimes django can be picky about that stuff. double check ur INSTALLED_APPS too, might need to add the custom backend there. hope this helps!