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Stratosv1.4.1
Developer Tools• 3 min read

MailCatcher Inbox & DumpServer Console

Local SMTP email interceptor with mobile viewport previews, and real-time Laravel dump() console with 1-click IDE jump.

MailCatcher Local Inbox (Port 1025)

Stratos includes an embedded SMTP socket listener on port 1025 with strict CSP sandboxing and tracking pixel blocking. All transactional emails sent by your local apps are intercepted and rendered in a master-detail inbox without delivering out to real inboxes.

Free vs. Pro Mailbox Capabilities

  • 🆓 Stratos Free: Retains the latest 10 emails on disk. Perfectly calibrated for individual developers testing verification links and password reset flows.
  • 💎 Stratos Pro: Retains an extended history of up to 500 emails, enables Mobile / iPhone Responsive Viewport Preview (375px) to audit email templates on phones with 1 click, and unlocks full header/body deep search.

Laravel .env Mail Setup

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=127.0.0.1
MAIL_PORT=1025
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

Laravel DumpServer Debug Console (Port 9912)

Stratos runs a TCP dump server listener on port 9912. Any call to dump($var) or dd($var) in your PHP/Laravel code outputs formatted variables directly into the Stratos Dump console tab.

  • 1-Click IDE Jumping: Click any dump file path to jump directly into VS Code, PhpStorm, or Cursor at the exact source line number.
  • Category Filter Pills: Filter by Dump, Query, Log, Job, View, and Request.
  • Retention: Retains 10 dumps on Free, 500 dumps on Pro.