diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 244c7e7..5f6cd2f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@


-## 👉 Live Demo: https://customeros.ai +## 👉 [Live Demo: https://customeros.ai](https://customeros.ai/is/email-verification) This is open-source, but we also offer a hosted API that's simple to use. If you are interested, find out more at [CustomerOS](https://docs.customeros.ai/api-reference/verify/verify-an-email-address). If you have any questions, you can contact me at matt@customeros.ai. @@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ export MAIL_SERVER_DOMAIN=example.com ## Mail Server setup guide -You might be asking why you need to setup a mail server... +You might be asking why you need to setup a mail server. For basic testing, you don't. Just set the mailserver domain to whatever you want and run locally. + +However, what you'll quickly find is some email servers check to see if the verification request is coming from a legit mail server, and if not, they block it. + +To get around this, you need a server with access to port 25 (we like Hetzner or OVH), configured to look like a mail server. + +If you would like help setting this up, ping me at matt@customeros.ai