Function to Password recovery email only works on localhost in django
I have the code below that is responsible for sending a password recovery email to the user who made the request. However, it only works, that is, only sending the email on localhost if the user accesses nginx using my machine's IP or accessing the VPS with the application deployment does not work.
the link is generated normally regardless of the url, but the email is only generated on localhost or if I remove the password reset link from both html and python
I need the email to be sent regardless of the host, follow the code:
def password_reset_request(request):
if request.method == "POST":
form = PasswordResetRequestForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
cpf = form.cleaned_data['cpf']
# Get user by CPF
user = CustomUser.objects.get(cpf=cpf) # Adjust field as needed
# Generate password reset token
token = default_token_generator.make_token(user)
uid = urlsafe_base64_encode(force_bytes(user.pk))
# Create password reset link
reset_link = request.build_absolute_uri(
reverse('password_reset_confirm', kwargs={'uidb64': uid, 'token': token})
)
# Prepare email
theme = 'Reset Password'
email_template = 'auth/recovery_email.html'
email_context = {
'user': user,
'reset_link': reset_link,
'valid_hours': 24 # Token validity in hours
}
email_content = render_to_string(email_template, email_context)
try:
# Send email
send_mail(
theme,
'', # Plain text version (empty as we're using HTML)
settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL,
[user.email],
html_message=email_content,
fail_silently=False,
)
print("Email sent successfully!")
except Exception as e:
print(f"Email sending failed: {e}")
print(f"Email sending failed: {e}") # Print to console for immediate feedback
# Redirect to success page
return redirect('password_reset_done')
else:
form = PasswordResetRequestForm()
return render(request, 'auth/redirect.html', {'form': form})
recovery_email.html:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<style>
body {
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.6;
color: #333;
}
.container {
max-width: 600px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 20px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
border-radius: 5px;
}
.header {
text-align: center;
padding-bottom: 20px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}
.content {
padding: 20px 0;
}
.button {
display: inline-block;
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: #1c4d30;
color: white !important;
text-decoration: none;
border-radius: 5px;
margin: 20px 0;
}
.footer {
padding-top: 20px;
border-top: 1px solid #eee;
text-align: center;
font-size: 12px;
color: #777;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="header">
<h2>Password Reset</h2>
</div>
<div class="content">
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>We received a request to reset the password for your account. Click the button below to set a new password:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<a href="{{ reset_link }}" class="button">Reset Password</a>
</p>
<p>This link is valid for {{ valid_hours }} hours.</p>
<p>If you did not request a password reset, you can safely ignore this email.</p>
<p>Best regards,<br>
CIGMA Team</p>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<p>This is an automated email. Please do not reply to this message.</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>