I am looking to have jira issues automatically generated based on eamils sent to a specific email account
Have a look for "Jira create or comment" - it's built into the system and well documented.
It is very simple though, and if it's not good enough, your next step is JEMH
Step by step guide - https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Creating+Issues+and+Comments+from+Email
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