How to Install MailHog on Ubuntu Server Latest

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install MailHog on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Step 1: Install Go

MailHog is written in Go, so we need to install Go on our server. Follow the steps below:

First, update the system packages index using the apt command.

sudo apt update

Install the required dependencies using the following command.

sudo apt install -y wget unzip git

Download the latest version of Go from the official website using the following command.

wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Extract the Go archive in the /usr/local directory using the following command.

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Then, set Go environment variables by adding the following lines to the /etc/profile file.

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin

Source the /etc/profile file using the following command to apply the changes.

source /etc/profile

Verify the Go installation using the following command.

go version

Install MailHog using the following command.

go get github.com/mailhog/MailHog

Wait for the installation to complete.

Run MailHog using the following command.

~/go/bin/MailHog

MailHog will start running on localhost:1025 for SMTP and localhost:8025 for the web interface.

You can now access the web interface on your web browser by navigating to http://your_server_IP:8025.

In this tutorial, we learned how to install MailHog on Ubuntu Server Latest. We also learned how to run MailHog and access its web interface.