https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/development-tools/ Recent content in Development-Tools on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-24-self-hosted-smtp-test-servers-smtp4dev-maildev-fakesmtp-guide/ Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-24-self-hosted-smtp-test-servers-smtp4dev-maildev-fakesmtp-guide/ <p>Every application that sends email needs a testing strategy. Sending real emails during development risks spamming users, hitting rate limits, and cluttering inboxes. SMTP test servers solve this by intercepting outbound email traffic, capturing messages locally, and providing a web interface to inspect them — all without delivering anything to real recipients.</p>