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Accessing Mailpit

This guide explains how to access and use Mailpit to view emails sent by your applications.

Overview​

Mailpit is an email testing tool that intercepts all emails sent by your applications. This is extremely useful during development as you can see all outgoing emails without needing to configure a real SMTP server.

Accessing Mailpit​

Once Mailpit is installed, it's accessible via web interface at:

https://mailpit.svc.dvs.sh

Viewing Emails​

Email List​

The main Mailpit interface shows a list of all intercepted emails, displaying:

  • Sender address
  • Recipient address
  • Subject
  • Timestamp

Email Details​

Click on any email to view its full content:

  • Headers (From, To, Subject, etc.)
  • HTML content
  • Plain text content
  • Attachments (if any)

Features​

Search and Filter​

Mailpit provides search functionality to find specific emails:

  • Search by sender, recipient, or subject
  • Filter by date range

Email Actions​

  • View HTML: See the rendered HTML email
  • View Raw: See the raw email source
  • Download: Download the email as .eml file
  • Delete: Remove the email from the list

Automatic Configuration​

When Mailpit is installed, DevSpaces automatically configures your applications to send emails through Mailpit. No additional configuration is needed.

Testing Email Functionality​

To test that emails are being captured:

  1. Trigger an email from your application (password reset, order confirmation, etc.)
  2. Check Mailpit - the email should appear within seconds

Troubleshooting​

Emails Not Appearing​

If emails don't appear in Mailpit:

  1. Verify Mailpit is running: dvs status
  2. Check application logs: dvs logs
  3. Ensure Mailpit service is installed: dvs service install mailpit

Access Issues​

If you can't access the web interface:

  1. Check the service status: dvs status
  2. Check browser console for SSL certificate errors

Next Steps​

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