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MailDev

MailDev is an SMTP server and web interface for viewing and testing emails during development. It catches all mail sent to it and displays it in a clean web UI.

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Publisherfuturize.rush
Created2026-03-31
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MailDev

An SMTP server and web interface for viewing and testing emails during development. MailDev catches all mail sent via SMTP and displays it in a web UI.

Getting Started

  1. Visit your domain to open the MailDev web interface
  2. Configure your app to send emails to <service-hostname>:1025 as the SMTP server
  3. View emails in real-time as they arrive in the web UI
  4. Inspect HTML/text content, headers, and attachments

Ports

  • Web UI: accessible via your domain (port 1080)
  • SMTP: port 1025 (use this in your application's email settings)

Key Features

  • Catches all outgoing emails via SMTP
  • Web UI with real-time updates
  • HTML and plain text email preview
  • Attachment viewing
  • REST API for automation
  • No database required

License

MIT — GitHub