This guide helps you verify that email is sending correctly from your server via command line. It also includes steps to make the test command work for CloudLinux with CageFS.
📨 Send a Simple Test Email
Run the following command:
echo "Proof that email is being sent from the server just fine" | mail -s "Proof that email is being sent from the server just fine" [email protected]✅ Replace
[email protected]with your actual email address.
🛠️ CloudLinux with CageFS: Add Mail Utility (s-nail)
If you’re using CloudLinux with CageFS, the mail command might not work by default. You’ll need to add the s-nail package to CageFS.
- Add
s-nailto CageFS:
cagefsctl --addrpm s-nail- Force CageFS to Update for All Users:
cagefsctl --force-updateOnce done, the mail command will work correctly inside jailed environments for your users.