**Mailtrap** is an email delivery platform to test, send, and control the email infrastructure performance. Mailtrap email testing is a fake SMTP server that comes in handy when catching test emails sent during development and staging.

Follow the steps below to set up Mailtrap for an #key# AdonisJS: AdonisJS is an open-source, Node.js-based web application framework allowing developers to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable applications using an MVC architecture pattern. #key# application.

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## 1. Create an account

To create an account, go to https://mailtrap.io.

After you log in successfully, the following homepage will appear:



Next, click on the "Start Testing" button under "Email Testing". The following will appear:

Then, click on "Show Credentials" and copy the username and password.

## 2. Update .env file

Add the following to the .env file of your application:

MAIL_CONNECTION=smtp
SMTP_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
MAIL_USERNAME= // Username goes here
MAIL_PASSWORD= // Password goes here

Paste your Mailtrap username and password you copied earlier in front of `MAIL_USERNAME` and `MAIL_PASSWORD`, respectively. Save the .env file and try to send an email from the AdonisJS application. The email should appear in your Mailtrap email testing inboxes.

How to set up Mailtrap for AdonisJS

Mailtrap is an email delivery platform to test, send, and control the email infrastructure performance. Mailtrap email testing is a fake SMTP server that comes in handy when catching test emails sent during development and staging. Follow the steps below to set up Mailtrap for an AdonisJSAdonisJS is an open-source, Node.js-based web application framework allowing developers to build efficient, scalable, and maintainable applications using an MVC architecture pattern. application.  1. Create an account To create an account, go to https://mailtrap.io. After you log in successfully, the following homepage will appear: 