🚀 What I Built
Mail2Task is a lightweight automation tool that turns incoming emails into structured tasks — ideal for personal task management or team workflows.
When an email is received, Mail2Task extracts the subject and body, and instantly converts them into a to-do item stored on the server. With this tool, your inbox becomes a task management system — no copy-pasting, no switching apps.
🖥 Demo & How to Run
Built with a full frontend-backend separation
Tested Postmark’s webhook locally using ngrok
Email → Task transformation tested live using Postmark’s inbound email system
👉 Send an email to your Postmark inbound address, and it magically appears as a task on the dashboard.
📁 Code Repository
🔗 GitHub Repository – https://github.com/firomsahika/Postmark_Email_inbound
Structure:
client/: Built with Next.js + TypeScript, styled with Tailwind CSS
server/: Built with Express.js + TypeScript to handle webhooks and APIs
.env setup for NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL and local Postmark key
** 🛠 How I Built It**
🧠 Backend
Express.js (TypeScript) for secure and scalable REST API endpoints
Ngrok to expose the local server and test real-time Postmark webhooks
CORS configuration to handle frontend-backend communication
Email parsing to extract subject/body and save to the task model
🎨 Frontend
Next.js with TypeScript for a fast and SEO-friendly frontend
Tailwind CSS for responsive UI
Custom React hook (useTask) to fetch tasks from the backend
Live updates to reflect newly received emails as tasks
🎯 Why It Matters
We often overlook tasks buried in emails. Mail2Task bridges that gap — by automating task creation, you never lose track of an important request again. Whether it’s a manager's note, a client request, or a personal reminder — it all becomes manageable.
🙌 Reflections
This project challenged me to integrate email systems, webhooks, and real-time APIs in a fullstack environment — skills I plan to continue mastering.
📬 Want to turn your inbox into a taskboard? Try Mail2Task.
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