MailCatcher is a simple SMTP server that catches all incoming emails and displays them in a web interface for testing purposes. It is useful for developers who need to test email sending functionality without actually sending the emails to real email addresses. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MailCatcher on Debian latest.
Before installing MailCatcher, we need to install a few dependencies.
Run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apt-get update
Install the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ruby-dev libsqlite3-dev nodejs
Now, we can install MailCatcher using the following command:
sudo gem install mailcatcher
Once MailCatcher is installed, we can start it using the following command:
mailcatcher --ip=0.0.0.0
The --ip=0.0.0.0 option tells MailCatcher to listen on all available network interfaces.
To access the MailCatcher web interface, open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://[SERVER_IP]:1080/
Replace [SERVER_IP] with the IP address of your server.
You should now see the MailCatcher web interface where you can view all incoming emails.
That's it! You have successfully installed MailCatcher on Debian latest. Now, you can test your email sending functionality without worrying about accidentally sending emails to real email addresses.
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