MailCatcher is a simple SMTP server that allows you to catch and view emails sent to it. It's a useful tool for testing email functionality in your applications. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and set up MailCatcher on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
First, we need to install the dependencies required by MailCatcher. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk add openssl-dev sqlite-dev ruby-dev build-base
This command will install the required packages for MailCatcher.
Now, let's install MailCatcher by running the following command:
sudo gem install mailcatcher
This command will install MailCatcher and its dependencies.
Once the installation is complete, start MailCatcher by running the following command:
mailcatcher --ip 0.0.0.0
This will start MailCatcher and bind it to all IP addresses on your system.
To access MailCatcher, open your web browser and go to http://<hostname>:1080. If you're running Alpine Linux on a local machine, replace <hostname> with localhost.
You should now be able to see the MailCatcher UI and any emails that are sent to it.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install and set up MailCatcher on Alpine Linux Latest. MailCatcher is a useful tool for testing email functionality, and with these simple steps, you can easily catch and view emails sent to it.
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