How to Install MailHog on POP! OS Latest

MailHog is a tool used for testing email in development environments. It allows the email to be sent to it rather than being sent to the actual recipient. This tutorial outlines the steps to install MailHog on POP! OS Latest using the official GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Linux-based system, in this case, POP! OS Latest
• A package manager, such as apt
• Git installed

Step 1: Install Go

MailHog is built using Go, so it is necessary to have Go installed on your system to build and run MailHog. To install Go, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
2. Run the following command to add the Go repository to your system:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:longsleep/golang-backports

3. Run the following command to update the package manager:

sudo apt update

4. Run the following command to install Go:

sudo apt install golang-go

Step 2: Install MailHog

After installing Go, you can now install MailHog by following these steps:

1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
2. Run the following command to clone the MailHog repository from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog.git

3. Change the directory to the MailHog folder by running the following command:

cd MailHog

4. Build MailHog by running the following command:

go build

5. After the build process is finished, add MailHog to your PATH by running the following command:

export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/MailHog

6. Verify that MailHog is installed by running the following command:

MailHog

This should start the MailHog server, which can be accessed by visiting http://localhost:8025 in your web browser.

Conclusion

MailHog provides a convenient way to test emails in development environments. By following the steps in this tutorial, you should now have MailHog installed on your POP! OS Latest system, ready to be used for development and testing.

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