Table of Contents

• Install MailCatcher locally
• Run MailCatcher locally
• Add the settings to your rails app
• References

Install MailCatcher locally

No need to add it to Gemfile or anything. Just install it on your local machine.

$ gem install mailcatcher

Run MailCatcher locally

Simply run the command below.

$ mailcatcher

Add the settings to your rails app

If you are trying to use MailCatcher with your rails app, add the following code to config/environments/development.rb.

Rails.application.configure do
   ## Other settings ##
  config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
  config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { :address => "localhost", :port => 1025 }
end

References

• MailCatcher