🐛 Bug - Self hosted instance fails to launch without a SendGrid API Key

[micah686]

Describe the bug
If you launch the software locally without a SendGrid API key, the server gets an exception of: Unhandled exception. System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'apiKey')

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Make sure ApiKey under Email in appsettings.json is blank
2. Run Valour.Server.csproj
3. An exception will be thrown
4. See error

Expected behavior
I expected to either to launch the software without an official email API key, or have a local fake email server for testing.

Error Message

Unhandled exception. System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'apiKey')
   at SendGrid.SendGridClientOptions.set_ApiKey(String value)
   at SendGrid.SendGridClient.buildOptions(String apiKey, String host, Dictionary`2 requestHeaders, String version, String urlPath, Boolean httpErrorAsException)
   at SendGrid.SendGridClient..ctor(String apiKey, String host, Dictionary`2 requestHeaders, String version, String urlPath)
   at Valour.Server.Email.EmailManager.SetupClient() in /home/micah/RiderProjects/Valour/Valour/Server/Email/EmailManager.cs:line 19

System Information:

• OS: CachyOS (Linux, Arch Based)
• Valour Version: 0.4.16
• Valour Platform: Web App/Server
  • Browser: chromium

Additional context
Debugging with Jetbrains Rider

[SymphonyDawn3]

I have a similar issue as you, honestly.

Even if I have set fake-value in the ApiKey of Email in appsettings.json, it still requires me to verify my email.

Though, this happens at the current commit as we speak.

[micah686]

I have a similar issue as you, honestly.

Even if I have set fake-value in the ApiKey of Email in appsettings.json, it still requires me to verify my email.

Though, this happens at the current commit as we speak.

Are you even getting the email code at all? When I try to register locally (even with fake-value set), it doesn't populate the email_confirm_codes in the database