How to Install MailCatcher on Manjaro

MailCatcher is a popular tool that can help you intercept and view emails while testing your applications. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing MailCatcher on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have the following:

• A Manjaro installation
• Access to the terminal

Step 1: Install Ruby

MailCatcher is a Ruby gem, so you need Ruby installed on your system. You can install it with the following command:

sudo pacman -S ruby

Step 2: Install MailCatcher

Once you have Ruby installed, you can install MailCatcher by running the following command:

sudo gem install mailcatcher

Step 3: Start MailCatcher

After the installation is finished, you can start MailCatcher by running the following command:

mailcatcher

This will start MailCatcher on the default port 1080.

Step 4: Use MailCatcher

To use MailCatcher, you can open your web browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:1080/. Here, you should see the MailCatcher dashboard where you can view any emails that your application sends.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed MailCatcher on Manjaro and shown how to use it to test your applications. MailCatcher is a powerful tool that can help you make sure your apps are sending emails correctly.