\n
Export Existing Mail Settings (Optional)<\/h2>\n
Before making changes, export the current ColdFusion mail configuration so it can be restored later if needed.<\/p>\n
cfconfig export from=server.local to=mailSettings.json includeList=mailservers**<\/code><\/pre>\nExample exported configuration:<\/p>\n
{\n \"mailServers\": [\n {\n \"tls\": true,\n \"password\": \"SUPERSECRET\",\n \"port\": 587,\n \"username\": \"USERNAME\",\n \"ssl\": false,\n \"smtp\": \"smtp.mailgun.org\"\n }\n ]\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n
\nInstall Mailpit<\/h2>\n
Install Mailpit using Homebrew.<\/p>\n
brew install mailpit<\/code><\/pre>\n
\nStart Mailpit<\/h2>\n
Start the Mailpit service.<\/p>\n
brew services start mailpit<\/code><\/pre>\n
\nConfigure ColdFusion to Use Mailpit<\/h2>\nMethod 1: Configure with CommandBox<\/h3>\n
Create a file named mailSettingsMailpit.json<\/code>.<\/p>\n{\n \"mailServers\": [\n {\n \"tls\": false,\n \"password\": \"\",\n \"port\": 1025,\n \"username\": \"\",\n \"ssl\": false,\n \"smtp\": \"127.0.0.1\"\n }\n ]\n}<\/code><\/pre>\nImport the Mailpit configuration into ColdFusion.<\/p>\n
cfconfig import from=mailSettingsMailpit.json to=server.local<\/code><\/pre>\n
\nMethod 2: Configure in ColdFusion Administrator<\/h3>\n
Navigate to:<\/p>\n
ColdFusion Administrator \u2192 Server Settings \u2192 Mail<\/code><\/pre>\nConfigure the following values:<\/p>\n
Mail Server: 127.0.0.1\nServer Port: 1025\nUsername: blank\nPassword: blank\nUse TLS: unchecked\nUse SSL: unchecked<\/code><\/pre>\n
\nTest Email Delivery<\/h2>\n
Create a .cfm<\/code> test page.<\/p>\n<cfscript>\n recipientCount = 5;\n\n for (i = 1; i <= recipientCount; i++) {\n\n recipient = \"foo#i#@bar.com\";\n\n cfmail(\n to = recipient,\n from = \"noreply@csimmons.dev\",\n subject = \"Mailpit Test\",\n type = \"html\"\n ) {\n\n writeOutput(\"\n <h1>Hello from ColdFusion<\/h1>\n <p>\n It is #dateFormat(now(), 'mm\/dd\/yyyy')# at\n #dateTimeFormat(now(), 'hh:mm:ss tt')#.\n This should show up in Mailpit.\n <\/p>\n \");\n }\n\n sleep(3000);\n\n writeOutput(\"<p>Mail sent.<\/p>\");\n }\n\n writeOutput('<p><a href=\"#cgi.script_name#\">Run again<\/a><\/p>');\n<\/cfscript><\/code><\/pre>\n
\nVerify Email Delivery<\/h2>\n
Open the Mailpit web interface:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/localhost:8025<\/code><\/pre>\nThe test emails should appear in the Mailpit inbox.<\/p>\n![\"Mailpit](\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ccsimmons\/images\/w_1024,h_374,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1778072468\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-8.57.19-AM\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-8.57.19-AM.png?_i=AA\")
Mailpit inbox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\nRestore Original Mail Settings (Optional)<\/h2>\n
Restore the original ColdFusion mail configuration.<\/p>\n
cfconfig import from=mailSettings.json to=server.local<\/code><\/pre>\nRestart ColdFusion after restoring the configuration if required.<\/p>\n
\nStop Mailpit<\/h2>\n
Stop the Mailpit service.<\/p>\n
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