# Install maildev with npm

SMTP Server and Web Interface for reading and testing emails during development. Version 3.0.0-rc.1 via npm; verified 2026-07-06.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:maildev
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g maildev
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:maildev
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/maildev>
- **Version:** 3.0.0-rc.1
- **Source summary:** SMTP Server and Web Interface for reading and testing emails during development
- **Homepage:** <http://maildev.github.io/maildev/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/maildev/maildev>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://maildev.github.io/maildev/>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/maildev/-/maildev-3.0.0-rc.1.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/maildev/maildev/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-06T19:22:19.057Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-06T19:22:19.057Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- maildev (cli)
- maildev (alias)

## Dependencies

- @maildev/api
- @maildev/core
- @maildev/mcp
- @maildev/smtp
- @maildev/ui
- commander

## Build dependencies

- typescript
- vitest

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 3.0.0-rc.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-06
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/maildev/maildev
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for maildev. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Alpha: 3.0.0-alpha.0, Beta: 2.2.0-beta.1, Latest: 3.0.0-rc.1, Rc: 3.0.0-rc.1
- **Version Count:** 48
- **Maintainers:** djfarrelly, oktapodia, kgeis
- **Author:** Dan Farrelly
- **Publisher:** djfarrelly
- **Engines:** Node: >=20.0.0
- **Integrity:** sha512-u6ls5+7im32CRJj/db6U7jeHQHYPCFS4VZn/z7h9rxWyepHwCk7VTkG4/4In5+567PzJsCqyogXWSBhyHEfkVw==
- **Shasum:** a2f7d1c4ab61a61b672bcf06954da7b70dc6abcc
- **Unpacked Size:** 195,740
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2013-09-04T13:23:08.052Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-06T19:22:19.057Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-06T19:24:31.366Z


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