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43 lines
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# Apex SMTP Relay — SiteGround (NOT Core)
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Apex Track Experience emails use a DIFFERENT SMTP relay than Sho'Nuff/Germaine emails.
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| Account | SMTP Host | Port | Auth User |
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| Sho'Nuff / Germaine | mail.germainebrown.com | 2525 | shonuff@germainebrown.com |
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| **Apex (contact@)** | **c1113726.sgvps.net** | **2525** | **contact@apextrackexperience.com** |
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| Apex WordPress (WP Mail SMTP) | c1113726.sgvps.net | 2525 | contact@apextrackexperience.com |
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## WordPress WP Mail SMTP Settings
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Stored in `wp_options` under `wp_mail_smtp` key. Deserialized:
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- host: c1113726.sgvps.net
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- port: 2525
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- auth: yes
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- encryption: tls
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- user: contact@apextrackexperience.com
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96 total emails sent through this relay (as of Jul 10, 2026).
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## WPForms Registration Confirmations
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Form 270 = paid track day registration
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Form 268 = free safety waiver
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Email notifications stopped sending consistently after Jul 8, 2026. PayPal payment notifications still arrive in the inbox. Root cause: intermittent WP Mail SMTP issue — SMTP relay tests pass but WordPress cron/action hooks may not be firing the email send.
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## Inbox Access (IMAP)
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Same credentials:
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- Host: c1113726.sgvps.net:993 (SSL)
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- User: contact@apextrackexperience.com
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- Password: apex.track!!
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## Health Check Pattern
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The apex-mail-watchdog.sh script (every 5 min, Core) tests SMTP to this relay — login only, no test email sent. Checks WP Mail SMTP debug_events for recent failures. Silent on success.
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## Pitfall
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Do NOT use mail.germainebrown.com:2525 for Apex emails — that relay only handles germainebrown.com domain. Apex emails must go through SiteGround's SMTP at c1113726.sgvps.net. The two relays are separate and not interchangeable.
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