Enable Dark Mode!
how-to-use-mail-hog-to-test-email-locally-in-odoo-erp.jpg
By: Shijilal S

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo 16

Technical Odoo 16

In the world of web development and testing, it is crucial to ensure that your application's email functionality is working correctly. However, testing emails in a local development environment can be challenging. This is where MailHog comes to the rescue! MailHog is an open-source email testing tool that allows you to capture and view emails sent from your application without actually sending them to the recipients. In this blog post, we will explore how to use MailHog to test emails locally in Odoo, a popular open-source ERP and CRM platform. 

Step 1: Installing MailHog

To deploy MailHog on a Linux system such as Ubuntu or Debian, follow the steps outlined below:

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

Step 2: Running MailHog

1. Open a new terminal window.

2. Run the following command to start the MailHog server:

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

1.MailHog will start listening on port 1025 for incoming SMTP traffic.

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

Step 3: Testing Emails in Odoo

1. Access your Odoo instance and navigate to the module or feature that triggers email notifications.

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

2. Perform the action that should trigger an email notification, such as creating a new user or sending an invoice.

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

3.Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8025. This is the MailHog web interface

How to Use Mail Hog to Test Email Locally in Odoo-cybrosys

4.You should see the captured email(s) in the MailHog interface. Click on an email to view its details, including the sender, recipient, subject, and content.

5. Verify that the email appears as expected, with correct formatting, images, and links.

6. Repeat the necessary actions in Odoo and check the MailHog interface to validate the email notifications.

Conclusion:

By using MailHog as a local SMTP server, you can test email notifications in Odoo without actually sending emails to real recipients. This ensures that your emails are properly formatted and contain the correct information before being sent to your customers or internal users. Implementing this testing approach can help you deliver a seamless email experience within your Odoo environment. Happy testing!


If you need any assistance in odoo, we are online, please chat with us.



0
Comments



Leave a comment

 


whatsapp
location

Calicut

Cybrosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Neospace, Kinfra Techno Park
Kakkancherry, Calicut
Kerala, India - 673635

location

Kochi

Cybrosys Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
1st Floor, Thapasya Building,
Infopark, Kakkanad,
Kochi, India - 682030.

location

Bangalore

Cybrosys Techno Solutions
The Estate, 8th Floor,
Dickenson Road,
Bangalore, India - 560042

Send Us A Message