How to Install MailCare on nixOS Latest?

MailCare is a useful tool for email testing and debugging. It provides real-time email testing and debugging services that help to ensure email delivery, performance, and accuracy. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MailCare on nixOS latest version using the command line.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, please make sure that you have:

Step 1: Update the System

To begin, let's make sure that our system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Step 2: Install MailCare

To install MailCare, we need to add the MailCare channel to the nix configuration. We can do this by running the following command:

sudo nix-channel --add https://mailcare.io/channels/nixpkgs-unstable

Once we have added the channel, we can install MailCare using the nix-env command:

sudo nix-env -iA mailcare-unstable

Step 3: Verify the Installation

To check if MailCare is installed, we can run the following command:

mailcare --version

If MailCare is installed correctly, you should see the version information on the terminal.

Conclusion

MailCare is now installed and ready to use on your nixOS system. You can start using it to test and debug emails now. If you face any issues during the installation, feel free to check the official documentation or seek help from the MailCare team.

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