MailCatcher is a free open-source tool that allows you to catch and view emails sent from a web application without actually sending them to the recipients. It is a useful tool for web developers and designers to test emails and templates without worrying about sending test emails to actual users.
Clear Linux is a lightweight and fast Linux distribution designed for cloud-based applications and microservices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MailCatcher on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to ensure that your Clear Linux system is up to date. Run the following command to update the current packages:
sudo swupd update
Once the system is up to date, you can install MailCatcher using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add mailcatcher
This command will install MailCatcher and its dependencies.
After the installation is complete, you can start MailCatcher using the following command:
mailcatcher --ip 0.0.0.0
This command will start MailCatcher on your system and bind it to all network interfaces. You can access the MailCatcher web interface by navigating to http://<your-server-ip>:1080 in your web browser.
To use MailCatcher with your web application, you need to configure your application to use the SMTP server provided by MailCatcher. The SMTP server listens on port 1025.
In your application configuration file, set the following SMTP server settings:
SMTP Server: <your-server-ip>
SMTP Port: 1025
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install MailCatcher on Clear Linux Latest. MailCatcher is a useful tool for web developers and designers to test emails and templates without actually sending them to the recipients. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you can quickly set up MailCatcher on your Clear Linux system and start using it with your web applications.
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