BlitzKraft/saythanks.io

Update development setup instructions for MailerSend

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#367 opened on Sep 14, 2025

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Description

Overview

It looks like the current development setup guide (docs/saythanks_development.md) still shows instructions for SendGrid. Since the project has recently switched the email delivery provider to MailerSend, the guide could use an update.

What’s the issue

  • The documentation still shows SendGrid configuration examples.
  • Without MailerSend setup instructions, developers might get confused when trying to test email functionality locally.

Proposed update

  • Add instructions for setting up MailerSend in docs/saythanks_development.md:
    • How to get an API key
    • How to set up environment variables
    • How to send a test email
  • Optionally, remove or comment out the old SendGrid instructions

I might be mistaken about this, so apologies if that’s the case.

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Update the development setup guide at docs/saythanks development.md to replace SendGrid instructions with MailerSend: explain how to get an API key, set environment variables, and send a test email.
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python
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1
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Under 1 hour
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