I have just successfully sent an email from Play / Scala.  This is what I did:

  1.  Add ”com.typesafe.play.plugins” %% “play-plugins-mailer” % “2.3.1” to libraryDependencies (build.sbt)

  2.  Add the following to application.conf:

Email config

smtp.host=smtp.gmail.com
smtp.port=465
smtp.ssl=yes
smtp.tls=yes
smtp.user="my_username@gmail.com"
smtp.password=my_password

If you use a ‘!’ in your smtp.password, put a ‘””’ round ‘!’ (as ‘!’ is a reserved character).  Change your smtp.user (to your own email address).

  1. Create a new file conf/play.plugins:
1500:com.typesafe.plugin.CommonsMailerPlugin
  1. Add the following to routes:
GET /email controllers.Application.sendEmail
  1. Completely replace controllers/Application.scala (change the Recipient and From email addresses):

email code

6. Start Play. Point your favourite web browser at http://localhost:9000/email

Your browser should say Hello.

Check your email.

You should have a new email, with a subject of “mailer” :O)

More information is available from https://github.com/playframework/play-mailer