Email Testing in CI/CD
Run email tests on every commit. Catch email bugs before they reach production with automated pipeline integration.
Email tests don't fit CI/CD well
- CI runners can't receive email directly
- Mail server setup in Docker is complex
- Tests need to be fast and deterministic
- Parallel test runs cause mailbox conflicts
Cloud-native email testing
- No infrastructure to set up—just API calls
- Works in any CI environment (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins)
- Unique addresses per test run prevent conflicts
- Fast API responses keep pipelines quick
Example
GitHub Actions Workflowyaml
name: E2E Tests with Email
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Setup Node
uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: '20'
- name: Install dependencies
run: npm ci
- name: Run E2E tests
run: npm run test:e2e
env:
PLOP_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.PLOP_API_KEY }}
TEST_MAILBOX: ci-${{ github.run_id }}@in.plop.email
- name: Upload test results
if: always()
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: test-results
path: test-results/Benefits
Zero Setup
No Docker mail servers or complex configuration.
Parallel Safe
Run ID in address prevents test conflicts.
Fast Feedback
API-based tests run in seconds, not minutes.
Any Platform
Works with GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, CircleCI, etc.
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