MailCatcher NG
MailCatcher NG runs a super simple SMTP server which catches any message sent to it to display in a web interface. Point your app's SMTP settings at mailcatcher-ng:1025 and inspect every captured email in the browser.
How to deploy
Deploy MailCatcher NG on Notploy
- Install Notploy on your server if you haven't already.
- In your Notploy panel, open a project and click Create Service → Template.
- Search for MailCatcher NG and click Create — Notploy configures domains, environment variables, and volumes for you.
Alternatively, create a Compose service, go to Advanced → Import from Base64, and paste this payload:
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
Reference files
Configuration
The exact Docker Compose and template configuration this template deploys.
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