How to Install MailCatcher on OpenBSD

MailCatcher is a Ruby-based tool that allows you to catch and analyze email messages during development. It provides a simple SMTP server and a web interface to view and manage the caught emails. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MailCatcher on an OpenBSD server.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation, you need to ensure that the following requirements are met:

• An OpenBSD server with root access
• Basic knowledge of the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

The first step is to install the required dependencies on your server. Open the terminal and run the following command as root:

pkg_add -I ruby mailcatcher

This command will install Ruby and MailCatcher packages.

Step 2: Start MailCatcher

Once the dependencies are installed, you can start MailCatcher using the following command:

mailcatcher --ip 0.0.0.0

This command will start MailCatcher on port 1080 and bind it to all network interfaces.

Step 3: Access MailCatcher Web Interface

Now, you can access the MailCatcher web interface by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:

http://<your-server-ip>:1080/

This will open the MailCatcher web interface, where you can view and manage the caught emails.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install MailCatcher on an OpenBSD server. By following these simple steps, you can quickly set up MailCatcher and start catching and analyzing email messages during development.

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