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How to Install Mailcatcher in Windows 10

Installation Of Mailcatcher On Windows 10

Mailcatcher is a program you can use to test sending email. It gives you the ability to inspect sent emails and their headers. It is a simple SMTP server that can receive emails. It also gives you a nice web interface for inspecting sent emails. This Tutorial covers the installation of Mailcatcher In Windows10

Requirements for Mailcatcher:

Ruby

Installation procedure

Accept the License agreement Select the required path Select the components to be installed The installation is in process The installation is completed

Select the required components

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   1 - MSYS2 base installation
   2 - MSYS2 system update (optional)
   3 - MSYS2 and MINGW development toolchain
Install the MSYS2 components by enter the value 1
Which components shall be installed? If unsure press ENTER [1,2,3] 1

> sh -lc true
'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts' -> '/etc/hosts'
'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\protocol' -> '/etc/protocols'
'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\services' -> '/etc/services'
'C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\networks' -> '/etc/networks'
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gpg: no ultimately trusted keys found
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--> Installing /usr/share/info/which.info.gz ... done

MSYS2 seems to be properly installed

   1 - MSYS2 base installation
   2 - MSYS2 system update (optional)
   3 - MSYS2 and MINGW development toolchain
Install the MSYS2 and MINGW components by enter the value  3 
Which components shall be installed? If unsure press ENTER [] 3

> sh -lc true
MSYS2 seems to be properly installed
Install MSYS2 and MINGW development toolchain ...
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warning: mingw-w64-x86_64-binutils-2.30-5 is up to date -- skipping
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warning: mingw-w64-x86_64-winpthreads-git-7.0.0.5325.11a5459d-1 is up to date -- skipping
 there is nothing to do
Install MSYS2 and MINGW development toolchain succeeded

Restart the shell Open the Command Prompt with Ruby

Use the following command to install the mailcatcher

C:\Users\Admin>gem install mailcatcher
Fetching: eventmachine-1.0.9.1.gem (100%)
Temporarily enhancing PATH for MSYS/MINGW...
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed eventmachine-1.0.9.1
Fetching: mini_mime-1.0.2.gem (100%)
Successfully installed mini_mime-1.0.2
Fetching: mail-2.7.1.gem (100%)
Successfully installed mail-2.7.1
Fetching: rack-1.6.11.gem (100%)
Successfully installed rack-1.6.11
Fetching: rack-protection-1.5.5.gem (100%)
Successfully installed rack-protection-1.5.5
Fetching: tilt-2.0.9.gem (100%)
Successfully installed tilt-2.0.9
Fetching: sinatra-1.4.8.gem (100%)
Successfully installed sinatra-1.4.8
Fetching: sqlite3-1.4.1.gem (100%)
Installing required msys2 packages: mingw-w64-x86_64-sqlite3
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Installing ri documentation for sqlite3-1.4.1
Parsing documentation for daemons-1.3.1
Installing ri documentation for daemons-1.3.1
Parsing documentation for thin-1.5.1
Installing ri documentation for thin-1.5.1
Parsing documentation for skinny-0.2.4
Installing ri documentation for skinny-0.2.4
Parsing documentation for mailcatcher-0.7.1
Installing ri documentation for mailcatcher-0.7.1
Done installing documentation for eventmachine, mini_mime, mail, rack, rack-protection, tilt, sinatra, sqlite3, daemons, thin, skinny, mailcatcher after 305 seconds
12 gems installed

Use the following command to get the details of mailcatcher

C:\Users\Admin>mailcatcher --help
Usage: mailcatcher [options]
        --ip IP                      Set the ip address of both servers
        --smtp-ip IP                 Set the ip address of the smtp server
        --smtp-port PORT             Set the port of the smtp server
        --http-ip IP                 Set the ip address of the http server
        --http-port PORT             Set the port address of the http server
        --http-path PATH             Add a prefix to all HTTP paths
        --no-quit                    Don't allow quitting the process
    -b, --browse                     Open web browser
    -v, --verbose                    Be more verbose
    -h, --help                       Display this help information

Start the mailcatcher by using the following command `` C:\Users\Admin>mailcatcher Starting MailCatcher ==> smtp://127.0.0.1:1025 C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thin-1.5.1/lib/thin/server.rb:104: warning: constant ::Fixnum is deprecated ==> http://127.0.0.1:1080/

**Switch to Browser and enter the localhost IP**
![snap7](https://assets.linuxhelp.com/scr/89b04b70bf71ac9b7326a1155c726571.png)
**This is the mailcatcher application**
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**With this, the method to install Mailcatcher on Windows 10 comes to an end**
Tag : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Windows
FAQ
Q
How to uninstall Mailcatcher?
A
Use the following command

Gem uninstall mailcatcher
Q
What are Alternatives to MailCatcher?
A
These are the alternatives for Mailcatcher

Mailtrap
FakeSMTP
MailHog
Debug Mail
etc..
Q
What is the server Mailcatcher use to receive the emails?
A
The Mailcatcher use the SMTP server to receive the emails
Q
What is the ability of Mailcatcher?
A
These are the ability of Mailcatcher inspect sent emails and their headers
Q
What is Mailcatcher?
A
Mailcatcher is a program you can use to test sending email