How to send automated emails on a schedule using R for FREE (blastula, Quarto, and GitHub Actions)

In this video, we learn how to send emails automatically on a schedule of our choosing using the R programming language. We do this by using Quarto (or R Markdown) to create the contents of our email message, and then using the blastula package to convert the Quarto (or R Markdown) file to something we can send via email. This is done using SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Finally, we automate this whole process by using GitHub Actions and a cron expression.

You DON'T need to be a hardcore programmer to use GitHub Actions. The YAML file is already written for you :)

0:00 - Generating email credentials file
5:22 - Sending an email using blastula + Quarto
7:43 - Automating using GitHub Actions

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All of the code used in this video is available at the following location:

https://github.com/melissavanbussel/YouTube-Tutorials/tree/main/blastula_GitHub_Actions

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