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> **Note:** This is an **optional** step and is required only when working with email workflows
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Installing MailHog](#installing-mailhog)
- [Using MailHog](#using-mailhog)
- [Useful Links](#useful-links)
## Introduction
Some email workflows, like updating a user's email, requires the back-end api-server to send outgoing emails. An alternative to using an email service provider to send actual email messages, Mailhog is a developer tool for email testing that will catch the email messages sent by your freeCodeCamp instance.
## Installing MailHog
MailHog can be installed on macOS, Windows and Linux.
MailHog can be installed on macOS, Windows and Linux or used via Docker
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Installing MailHog](#installing-mailhog)
- [Installing MailHog with Docker](#installing-mailhog-with-docker)
- [Installing MailHog on macOS](#installing-mailhog-on-macos)
- [Installing MailHog on Windows](#installing-mailhog-on-windows)
- [Installing MailHog on Linux](#installing-mailhog-on-linux)
- [Using MailHog](#using-mailhog)
- [Useful Links](#useful-links)
### Installing MailHog with Docker
<details><summary>Installing MailHog with Docker</summary>
If you have Docker installed then you can use
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docker run -d --name mailhog --rm mailhog/mailhog
```
to start MailHog in the background and
to start MailHog in the background and
```bash
docker stop mailhog
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to stop it.
When the installation completes, you can start [using MailHog](#using-mailhog).
</details>
### Installing MailHog on macOS
<details><summary>Installing MailHog on macOS</summary>
Install MailHog on macOS with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
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The above commands will start a mailhog service in the background.
When the installation completes, you can start [using MailHog](#using-mailhog).
</details>
### Installing MailHog on Windows
<details><summary>Installing MailHog on Windows</summary>
Download the latest version of MailHog from [MailHog's official repository](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases). Locate and click on the link for your Windows version (32 or 64 bit) and a .exe file will be downloaded to your computer.
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Close MailHog by closing the command prompt window. To start MailHog again, click on the MailHog executable (.exe) file that was downloaded initially - it is not necessary to download a new MailHog installation file.
Start [using MailHog](#using-mailhog).
</details>
### Installing MailHog on Linux
<details><summary>Installing MailHog on Linux</summary>
First, install [Go](https://golang.org).
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```
Start [using MailHog](#using-mailhog).
</details>
## Using MailHog