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+{
+  "Id": "ad8126be-37af-4297-b46e-fce02ba3987a",
+  "Name": "Octopus - Check SMTP Server Configured",
+  "Description": "Checks that the SMTP server has been configured.",
+  "ActionType": "Octopus.Script",
+  "Version": 1,
+  "CommunityActionTemplateId": null,
+  "Packages": [],
+  "GitDependencies": [],
+  "Properties": {
+    "OctopusUseBundledTooling": "False",
+    "Octopus.Action.Script.ScriptSource": "Inline",
+    "Octopus.Action.Script.Syntax": "PowerShell",
+    "Octopus.Action.Script.ScriptBody": "$apiKey = \"#{SmtpCheck.Octopus.Api.Key}\"\n$isSmtpConfigured = $false\n\nif (![string]::IsNullOrWhitespace($apiKey) -and $apiKey.StartsWith(\"API-\"))\n{\n    if ([String]::IsNullOrWhitespace(\"#{Octopus.Web.ServerUri}\"))\n    {\n        $octopusUrl = \"#{Octopus.Web.BaseUrl}\"\n    }\n    else\n    {\n        $octopusUrl = \"#{Octopus.Web.ServerUri}\"\n    }\n\n    $uriBuilder = New-Object System.UriBuilder(\"$octopusUrl/api/smtpconfiguration/isconfigured\")\n    $uri = $uriBuilder.ToString()\n\n    try\n    {\n        $headers = @{ \"X-Octopus-ApiKey\" = $apiKey }\n        $smtpConfigured = Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $uri -Headers $headers\n        $isSmtpConfigured = $smtpConfigured.IsConfigured\n    }\n    catch\n    {\n        Write-Host \"Error checking SMTP configuration: $($_.Exception.Message)\"\n    }\n}\nelse\n{\n    Write-Highlight \"The project variable SmtpCheck.Octopus.Api.Key has not been configured, unable to check SMTP configuration.\"\n}\n\nif (-not $isSmtpConfigured)\n{\n    Write-Highlight \"SMTP is not configured. Please [configure SMTP](https://octopus.com/docs/projects/built-in-step-templates/email-notifications#smtp-configuration) settings in Octopus Deploy.\"\n}\n\nSet-OctopusVariable -Name SmtpConfigured -Value $isSmtpConfigured"
+  },
+  "Parameters": [
+    {
+      "Id": "d48a2f7f-f895-459a-ae63-e81c8eb24d43",
+      "Name": "SmtpCheck.Octopus.Api.Key",
+      "Label": "Octopus API Key",
+      "HelpText": "The API key used to access the Octopus instance",
+      "DefaultValue": "",
+      "DisplaySettings": {
+        "Octopus.ControlType": "Sensitive"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "StepPackageId": "Octopus.Script",
+  "$Meta": {
+    "ExportedAt": "2025-10-12T23:48:48.086Z",
+    "OctopusVersion": "2025.3.14357",
+    "Type": "ActionTemplate"
+  },
+  "LastModifiedBy": "mcasperson",
+  "Category": "Octopus"
+}