How to Install MailCare on Manjaro

MailCare is an email testing service designed for developers. It allows you to test your email functionality without actually sending emails to real email addresses. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MailCare on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we install MailCare, make sure you have the following:

Step 1: Install Node.js

MailCare is built on Node.js, so we need to install it before we can proceed with the MailCare installation. To install Node.js, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

The above command installs both Node.js and npm.

Step 2: Install MailCare

To install MailCare, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo npm install -g mailcare

This command installs MailCare globally on your system.

Step 3: Start MailCare

To start MailCare, run the following command:

mailcare

This will start the MailCare server on your system.

Step 4: Access MailCare on a web browser

MailCare runs on localhost, so to access it on a web browser, open any web browser and navigate to the following URL:

http://localhost:1080

This will take you to the MailCare web interface, where you can test your email functionality.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install MailCare on Manjaro. By following these steps, you can now test your email functionality without sending emails to real email addresses.

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