[GH-ISSUE #3714] [bug]: Selfhosted hoppscotch backend container retrun an error with mail #1287

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opened 2026-03-16 19:37:56 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-16 19:37:56 +03:00

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Originally created by @AhmedmmAli on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/3714

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing issues

Current behavior

I'm trying to deploy hoppscotch self hosted on a VM, I configured the .env file and build the containers but the backend container keeps restarting and retrun this error with the email feature
Backend Server | [Nest] 45 - 01/03/2024, 4:08:36 PM ERROR [ExceptionHandler] Cannot create property 'mailer' on string 'XXXXXX' Backend Server | TypeError: Cannot create property 'mailer' on string 'XXXX' Backend Server | at new Mail (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/mailer/index.js:45:33) Backend Server | at module.exports.createTransport (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/nodemailer.js:53:14) Backend Server | at MailerTransportFactory.createTransport (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs-modules+mailer@1.9.1_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+core@10.2.7_nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/@nestjs-modules/mailer/dist/mailer-transport.factory.js:13:49) Backend Server | at new MailerService (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs-modules+mailer@1.9.1_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+core@10.2.7_nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/@nestjs-modules/mailer/dist/mailer.service.js:55:54) Backend Server | at Injector.instantiateClass (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:365:19) Backend Server | at callback (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:65:45) Backend Server | at async Injector.resolveConstructorParams (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:144:24) Backend Server | at async Injector.loadInstance (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:70:13) Backend Server | at async Injector.loadProvider (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:97:9) Backend Server | at async /usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/instance-loader.js:56:13 Exiting process because Backend Server exited with code null

Steps to reproduce

add .env file
docker-compose up -d

Environment

Production

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Self-hosted

Originally created by @AhmedmmAli on GitHub (Jan 3, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/3714 ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [X] I have searched the existing issues ### Current behavior I'm trying to deploy hoppscotch self hosted on a VM, I configured the .env file and build the containers but the backend container keeps restarting and retrun this error with the email feature `Backend Server | [Nest] 45 - 01/03/2024, 4:08:36 PM ERROR [ExceptionHandler] Cannot create property 'mailer' on string 'XXXXXX' Backend Server | TypeError: Cannot create property 'mailer' on string 'XXXX' Backend Server | at new Mail (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/mailer/index.js:45:33) Backend Server | at module.exports.createTransport (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/nodemailer/lib/nodemailer.js:53:14) Backend Server | at MailerTransportFactory.createTransport (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs-modules+mailer@1.9.1_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+core@10.2.7_nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/@nestjs-modules/mailer/dist/mailer-transport.factory.js:13:49) Backend Server | at new MailerService (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs-modules+mailer@1.9.1_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+core@10.2.7_nodemailer@6.9.1/node_modules/@nestjs-modules/mailer/dist/mailer.service.js:55:54) Backend Server | at Injector.instantiateClass (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:365:19) Backend Server | at callback (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:65:45) Backend Server | at async Injector.resolveConstructorParams (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:144:24) Backend Server | at async Injector.loadInstance (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:70:13) Backend Server | at async Injector.loadProvider (/usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/injector.js:97:9) Backend Server | at async /usr/src/app/node_modules/.pnpm/@nestjs+core@10.2.7_@nestjs+common@10.2.7_@nestjs+platform-express@10.2.7_reflect-metadata@0.1.13_rxjs@7.6.0/node_modules/@nestjs/core/injector/instance-loader.js:56:13 Exiting process because Backend Server exited with code null` ### Steps to reproduce add .env file docker-compose up -d ### Environment Production ### Version Self-hosted

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kerem commented

2026-03-16 19:38:07 +03:00

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@AhmedmmAli commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2024):

@liyasthomas

@AhmedmmAli commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2024): @liyasthomas

kerem commented

2026-03-16 19:38:12 +03:00

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@balub commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024):

@AhmedmmAli Can you share your .env file so that it may help us identify any issues in it?

@balub commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2024): @AhmedmmAli Can you share your `.env` file so that it may help us identify any issues in it?

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-17 00:50:20 +03:00

[PR #1287] [MERGED] Replace headers in view #3205