Test localhost email with a simplified SMTP server

For checking the emails going out from your local server (without actually sending them).
Use papercut. https://papercut.codeplex.com/

If you’re using Laravel, then make sure to setup your app/config/mail.php correctly:

‘driver’ => ‘smtp’,
‘host’ => ‘localhost’,
‘port’ => <your papercut port>,
‘encryption’ => ”,