Wired up email sending with Brevo so contact form submissions land straight in my inbox.

Built out the /contact page with a subject dropdown (security consultation, pentesting inquiry, CTF collaboration, job opportunity, etc.) and a message field, backed by Brevo to actually deliver the emails instead of just sitting in a form with nowhere to go.

What’s in it

• Contact form with subject categorization so I can triage messages faster
• 500-character message limit with live counter
• Brevo integration to handle delivery reliably instead of rolling my own SMTP
• Social/contact links section (GitHub, LinkedIn, X, TryHackMe, HackTheBox, HackerDNA, Instagram) alongside the form

Problems faced

Ran into domain/IP verification issues with Brevo — emails weren’t sending properly until the sending domain was correctly verified. Had to go through and set up the DNS/domain verification properly on Brevo’s side before delivery actually started working.

Notes

• Add basic rate limiting on the form itself to prevent spam/abuse
• Auto-reply confirmation email on submit