Azure Email

Introduction to Azure Email

Third-party solutions, such as SendGrid, provide email services on Azure that may be integrated into solutions to meet a variety of use cases. For example, we can use the SendGrid Email Delivery Service on Microsoft Azure if we need a low-cost, low-maintenance solution and also have an Azure subscription.

What is an azure email?

From an email standpoint, Microsoft blacklists all Azure IPs; therefore, sending emails from Azure via SMTP without a relay does not guarantee that they’d be received at the other end. As a result, we could see that none of our email traffic, both inbound and outbound, was getting anywhere. In general, Azure’s email sending relies on a third-party SMTP relay service. The most popular and recommended option for this is SendGrid. There are numerous examples and documentation available on how to combine Azure and SendGrid to post emails. At the same time, we have the option of using another SMTP relay-compatible solution: Elastic Email, Mailjet, SocketLabs.

How to Send an Azure Email?

SendGrid is arguably the most used email service for sending emails from Azure. Because they’re used to be a free plan with a monthly restriction of 25,000 emails for Azure subscribers, SendGrid and Azure have become extremely popular. Although the free plan is no longer available in the Azure interface, Microsoft verified that a free membership with a daily limit of 100 emails is still available.

The following are some of SendGrid’s most prevalent features and functions:

• Sending receipts automatically
• Managing distribution lists for e-mail distribution
• Obtaining real-time data
• Customer inquiries are forwarded.
• Taking care of incoming e-mails

Two Azure services provide similar functionality:

1. Queue storage is a cloud messaging service that allows Azure application components to communicate with one another.
2. A powerful messaging system for integrating applications, services, and devices is Service Bus. Service Bus can also connect to remotely hosted applications and services by using the related Service Bus relay.

From architecture to ISP outreach and surveillance to filtering services and real-time analytics, SendGrid handles all of the technical specifications. As a result, it’s the greatest cloud-based email delivery provider in the world.

SendGrid’s email services can be used in a variety of ways. However, it is entirely dependent on your requirements and goals. In Azure, here’s how to set up and use SendGrid:

Please make sure you have an active SendGrid account in your Azure subscription before you begin.

Create a SendGrid account and acquire the details you need to send an email using SendGrid by following the instructions below.

1.Log into your Azure account.

2. Look for the service ‘SendGrid Email Delivery.’

The next step is to go to the Single Sender Verification page and look for the updated sender address.

To verify the sender, locate the email sent to the sender’s address, as seen in the screenshot below. Then, on the Verify Single Sender button, confirm the sender’s identity.

The following requirement is needed to send email through SendGrid

1. The SMTP server ip for SendGrid is smtp.sendgrid.net.
2. The SMTP security username will always be apikey.
3. Use the value of the API key we created in SendGrid as your password.
4. Avoid using port 25. Alternatively, use port 587.
5. Only the SendGrid authorized sender address can be used as the recipient of the emails.

$sendGridApiKey = 'SG...........P258'
$SendGridEmail = @{
From = 'suniths@lzex.ml'
To = 'sharon@gmail.com'
Subject = 'Hello message from Azure'
Body = 'A formal mail from the account'
SmtpServer = 'smtp.sendgrid.net'
Port = 587
UseSSL = $true
Credential = New-Object PSCredential 'apikey', (ConvertTo-SecureString $sendGridApiKey -AsPlainText -Force)
}
Send-MailMessage @SendGridEmail

Check the recipient’s mailbox for the text message we sent to confirm email deliverability. The end effect would look something like this. As can be seen, the message was sent via sendgrid.net from the sender’s address.

Create an Azure Subscription

We can utilize a range of free and commercial Azure services to build the next-generation architecture for any product and user with an Azure account. A logical unit of Azure services tied to an Azure Account is called an Azure Subscription. The billing is done on a subscription-by-subscription basis. The way azure usage is recorded and who the account administrator is are both determined by an azure account. In Azure Account Center, users may create accounts and subscriptions.

Here is the way where we segregate things for the organization and technical purposes from each other within Azure. (also a single billing subscription). And also a lot of functions could be focussed.

Azure email  Developer Services menu  (Screenshot)

SendGrid is a cloud-based emailing service that offers dependable business email delivery, scalability, and real-time statistics, as well as easy integration through customizable APIs.

Sign up form

When generating SendGrid email calls in the code, we simply submit an API key to a service instead of an email address and password.

From the Developer Services option on the new Azure interface, select SendGrid Email Delivery.

Cloud Email Services

CloudMail is a sophisticated Windows mail collaboration server that enables organizations to connect with customers, workers, and partners using the company’s most important email clients, including Microsoft Outlook for Windows and Mac, as well as a wide range of mobile devices. Cloud-based email technology is a cloud platform that includes all-in-one email security, archiving, and availability solutions. Any commercial hosting solution that uses the same domain comes with CloudMail email services. It’s also available as a stand-alone product for $5 / month per domain.

CloudMail comes with an unlimited number of email addresses.

10 GB of Disk Capacity (more space is available for $0.50 per GB)

POP and IMAP connectivity, as well as a web interface

When we use cloud-based email, we give up control of your data to a third party who manages it offsite. This implies the supplier handles data storage and backup, which is advantageous if the firm lacks the necessary internal skills to maintain this data. If the internal server fails, one can still email and communicate with other co-workers through the internet. When emails are sent and received through the cloud, they are more reliable and available than when they are sent and received through internal email servers.

Conclusion

The majority of Azure users will require the ability to send emails from an Azure-based application. As a result, we’ve seen a screenshot of how to use Azure and its email services.

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This is a guide to Azure Email. Here we discuss How to Send an Azure Email along with some of SendGrid’s most prevalent features and functions. You may also have a look at the following articles to learn more-

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