How to Install MailCatcher on Windows 10

MailCatcher is a powerful program that allows you to test emails without actually sending them to real people. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MailCatcher on your Windows 10 PC.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure you have the following:

• A Windows 10 PC
• Ruby installed (you can download it from https://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/)
• Basic knowledge of the command line interface

Steps

Follow the below steps to install MailCatcher.

1. Open the command prompt by pressing Win+R on your keyboard and then typing cmd in the Run dialog box.

2. Install MailCatcher by running the following command in the command prompt:

gem install mailcatcher

3. Once MailCatcher is installed, start the program by running the following command:

mailcatcher

4. MailCatcher should now be running on your local machine. Open your web browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:1080/. This should bring up the MailCatcher interface.

5. Test a sample email by sending it to MailCatcher. In your code, replace the SMTP server configuration with the following:

:address => "localhost",
:port => 1025,

6. Send an email from your code and check the MailCatcher interface to see if it was received successfully.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed MailCatcher on your Windows 10 PC! Now you can easily test your emails without worrying about sending them to real recipients.

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