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Email Setup

Run niftycli init to configure niftycli. It walks through two parts: your outgoing SMTP email account, and your first Nifty project.

SMTP setup​

niftycli init

niftycli init walkthrough

You'll be prompted for:

PromptNotes
Username (e.g. you@yourcompany.com)Your email address
PasswordInput is masked
SMTP Server (e.g. smtp.gmail.com)Your provider's outgoing mail server
Port (e.g. 587 for TLS, 465 for SSL)Defaults to 587

niftycli then verifies the SMTP connection. If it fails, you can still choose to save the configuration anyway and fix it later by re-running niftycli init.

Gmail and Microsoft 365 usually require an "app password" rather than your normal account password — see Troubleshooting if the connection fails.

First project setup​

Next you'll be asked for a project name and that project's Nifty forwarding email address.

Finding your project's forwarding email​

  1. Open your Nifty project, click the ... menu next to the project name in the sidebar, and select Project Control Center.

    Opening the Project Control Center

  2. In the Automations section, click Email Forwarding and copy the address shown - this is the email you'll give niftycli for this project.

    Copying the project's forwarding email

Once saved, run niftycli new to create your first task. Need more projects later? See Project Management.