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27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/docker-existing-dockerfile
{
"name": "Existing Dockerfile",
"build": {
// Sets the run context to one level up instead of the .devcontainer folder.
"context": "..",
// Update the 'dockerFile' property if you aren't using the standard 'Dockerfile' filename.
"dockerfile": "../Dockerfile"
},

// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
// "features": {},

// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
"forwardPorts": [8000],
"runArgs": ["--network=host"]

// Uncomment the next line to run commands after the container is created.
// "postCreateCommand": "cat /etc/os-release",

// Configure tool-specific properties.
// "customizations": {},

// Uncomment to connect as an existing user other than the container default. More info: https://aka.ms/dev-containers-non-root.
// "remoteUser": "devcontainer"
}
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### Email Server

In development, it is often nice to be able to see emails that are being sent from your application. If you choose to use [MailHog](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog) when generating the project a local SMTP server with a web interface will be available.
In development, it is often nice to be able to see emails that are being sent from your application. If you choose to use [mailpit](https://github.com/axllent/mailpit) when generating the project a local SMTP server with a web interface will be available.

1. [Download the latest MailHog release](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases) for your OS.
1. [Download the latest mailpit release](https://github.com/axllent/mailpit/releases) for your OS.

2. Rename the build to `MailHog`.
2. Rename the build to `mailpit`.

3. Copy the file to the project root.

4. Make it executable:

$ chmod +x MailHog
$ chmod +x mailpit

5. Spin up another terminal window and start it there:

./MailHog
./mailpit

6. Check out <http://127.0.0.1:8025/> to see how it goes.

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