Show HN: ZeroDrop – Disposable email inboxes for CI pipelines (no Docker)
ZeroDrop provides disposable email inboxes designed for CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated email testing without Docker. The service creates temporary email addresses to verify sign-up flows, password resets, and other email-based processes in integration tests.
Background
- **ZeroDrop** is a hosted API service that creates disposable email inboxes on demand. It's designed for CI/CD pipelines — the automated test-and-deploy workflows software teams use.
- **The problem**: When automated tests need to verify email flows (e.g., "sign up and check the confirmation email"), they need a real inbox that can receive mail during test runs. Developers want this temporary, ideally without managing infrastructure.
- **"No Docker"**: Typical solutions (MailHog, MailCatcher) require running a Docker container with a full mail server in CI. ZeroDrop is a simpler, API-only alternative — no containers to pull, configure, or tear down.
- **Why it matters**: It removes a common friction point in end-to-end testing, letting CI pipelines stay lighter and faster while still testing real email delivery.