The missing Mandrill API based mail driver for Laravel

[!NOTE]
This is a community project and not an official Laravel package

Versions

Installation Guide for Laravel 8, 9, 10 & 11

1. Install the Package via Composer

Run the following command in your terminal to install the package using Composer:

composer require intonate/laravel-mandrill-driver

1. Configure Environment Variables

Update your .env file with the following environment variables:

MAIL_MAILER=mandrill
MANDRILL_SECRET=YourMandrillAPIKey

1. Update Service Configuration

Open your config/services.php file and add the Mandrill configuration to it:

'mandrill' => [
    'secret' => env('MANDRILL_SECRET'),
],

1. Configure Mail Driver

In your config/mail.php file, add the Mandrill mailer configuration to the “mailers” array:

'mailers' => [
    //...
    'mandrill' => [
        'transport' => 'mandrill',
    ],
],

Installation Guide for Laravel 6 & 7

Follow these steps to configure the Mandrill mail driver for Laravel 6 and 7:

1. Configure Environment Variables

Update your .env file with the following environment variables:

MAIL_DRIVER=mandrill
MANDRILL_SECRET=YourMandrillAPIKey

1. Update Service Configuration

Open the config/services.php file and insert the Mandrill configuration:

'mandrill' => [
    'secret' => env('MANDRILL_SECRET'),
],

Credits

• Jorge González
• Roberto Aguilar
• All Contributors

License

This is an open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.