updates to MailHog instructions (#17113)
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### Set Up MailHog
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To be able to log in, you need to set up MailHog. MailHog is a local SMTP mail server that will catch the emails your freeCodeCamp instance is sending. How you install MailHog is dependent upon your OS.
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To be able to create a user and log into your development copy, you need to set up MailHog. MailHog is a local SMTP mail server that will catch the emails your freeCodeCamp instance is sending. How you install and run MailHog is dependent upon your OS.
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- [MacOS](#macos)
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- [Windows](#windows)
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- [Linux](#linux)
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- [Using MailHog](#using-mailhog)
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#### macOS
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#### Windows
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Download the latest MailHog version from [MailHog's official repository](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/blob/master/docs/RELEASES.md). Click on the link for your Windows version (32 or 64 bit) and .exe file will be downloaded to your computer.
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Download the latest MailHog version from [MailHog's official repository](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog/releases). Click on the link for your Windows version (32 or 64 bit) and .exe file will be downloaded to your computer.
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Once it finishes downloading, click on the file. You will probably get a Windows firewall notification where you will have to allow access to MailHog. Once you do, a standard Windows command line prompt will open with MailHog already running.
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mailhog
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```
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To access your MailHog inbox, open your browser and navigate to [http://localhost:8025](http://localhost:8025). For any other questions related to MailHog or for instructions on custom configurations, check out the [MailHog](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog) repository.
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#### Using MailHog
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Once you have installed MailHog and started it running you need to open your MailHog inbox in your browser, open a new tab or window and navigate to [http://localhost:8025](http://localhost:8025).
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You should now see a screen like below:
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![MailHog Screenshot 1](docs/images/1.jpg)
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When your freeCodeCamp installation sends an email you will see it appear here. Like below:
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![MailHog Screenshot 2](docs/images/2.jpg)
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Open the mail and you should see two tabs where you can view the content - plain text and source. Make sure you are on the plain text tab.
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![MailHog Screenshot 3](docs/images/3.jpg)
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Any links in the email should be clickable.
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For any other questions related to MailHog or for instructions on custom configurations, check out the [MailHog](https://github.com/mailhog/MailHog) repository.
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### Set Up freeCodeCamp
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