Title: Default Mailpit host is wrong
Last modified: April 17, 2026

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# Default Mailpit host is wrong

 *  [André Menrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andremenrath/)
 * (@andremenrath)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-mailpit-host-is-wrong/)
 * The FAQ says:
 * MAILVAT_HOST=mailpit
   MAILVAT_PORT=1025
 * But actually host.docker.internal is used.

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 * Last reply from: [André Menrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andremenrath/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/default-mailpit-host-is-wrong/)
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