From 8f6e530dc48be3d731d5e03dc59ece1408c45181 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ajay Ghanwat <ajayghanwata.a@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:51:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: correct SMTP transporter config with env vars and
 STARTTLS settings

---
 src/pages/api/contact.ts | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pages/api/contact.ts b/src/pages/api/contact.ts
index 8fdf1bf..e9928ca 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/contact.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/contact.ts
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ function validateContactForm(data: ContactFormData): string | null {
 // Email sending via SMTP (nodemailer) or no-op in development
 // ============================================================
 async function sendContactEmail(data: ContactFormData): Promise<void> {
-  const smtpHost = import.meta.env.SMTP_HOST;
-  const smtpUser = import.meta.env.SMTP_USER;
-  const smtpPass = import.meta.env.SMTP_PASS;
-  const smtpPort = parseInt(import.meta.env.SMTP_PORT ?? '587', 10);
-  const recipientEmail = import.meta.env.CONTACT_EMAIL ?? import.meta.env.SMTP_USER;
+  const smtpHost = process.env.SMTP_HOST;
+  const smtpUser = process.env.SMTP_USER;
+  const smtpPass = process.env.SMTP_PASS;
+  const smtpPort = parseInt(process.env.SMTP_PORT ?? '587', 10);
+  const smtpFrom = process.env.SMTP_FROM;
+  const recipientEmail = process.env.CONTACT_EMAIL_TO;
 
   if (!smtpHost || !smtpUser || !smtpPass || !recipientEmail) {
     // SMTP not configured - log and continue (graceful degradation)
@@ -116,8 +117,12 @@ async function sendContactEmail(data: ContactFormData): Promise<void> {
     const transporter = nodemailer.default.createTransport({
       host: smtpHost,
       port: smtpPort,
-      secure: smtpPort === 465,
+      secure: false, // Port 587 uses STARTTLS, not SSL
       auth: { user: smtpUser, pass: smtpPass },
+      requireTLS: true, // Force STARTTLS upgrade
+      tls: {
+        rejectUnauthorized: false, // Handle Hostinger certificate issues
+      },
     });
 
     const subjectLabels: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -130,8 +135,10 @@ async function sendContactEmail(data: ContactFormData): Promise<void> {
       'other': 'Other',
     };
 
+    const fromAddress = smtpFrom || smtpUser;
+
     await transporter.sendMail({
-      from: `"WorkRoot Contact Form" <${smtpUser}>`,
+      from: `"CompanySite Contact Form" <${fromAddress}>`,
       to: recipientEmail,
       replyTo: data.email,
       subject: `[Contact Form] ${subjectLabels[data.subject] ?? data.subject} - ${data.name}`,