How to get past email verification? (monica 5.0.0-beta.4-apache)

[JCBerger]

I'm struggling to utilize the docker image (5.0.0-beta.4-apache) because once I navigate to 8080:80, I have to create a username and password. I do that, but then the system says I need to click through the email verification. I realize I'm not going to get an email because there is no email server or account set up, but I don't know how to get past what seems like should be a very simple step. Can someone help me?

[houxiang676]

Hi, I have the same problem. I also cannot pass the email verification step. I use the docker image and set MAIL_MAILER=log, but I don’t know where to find the email log or confirmation code. Did you solve it? Thank you!

[JCBerger]

Hi, I have the same problem. I also cannot pass the email verification step. I use the docker image and set MAIL_MAILER=log, but I don’t know where to find the email log or confirmation code. Did you solve it? Thank you!

Unfortunately, I have not found a workaround. I've even tried to figure out a way to add an account to the database, but haven't been able to figure that out either.

[zzahkaboom24]

Hi, I have the same problem. I also cannot pass the email verification step. I use the docker image and set MAIL_MAILER=log, but I don’t know where to find the email log or confirmation code. Did you solve it? Thank you!

Unfortunately, I have not found a workaround. I've even tried to figure out a way to add an account to the database, but haven't been able to figure that out either.

When it did not work for me, the docker logs actually showed me the link that the email would have gotten generated.
Setting MAIL_MAILER=log could help achieve the same too.
However sending mail works for me, here's my docker compose

volumes:
  monica_data:
    name: monica_data
  monica-db_data:
    name: monica-db_data
  monica-valkey_data:
    name: monica-valkey_data
  monica-minio_data:
    name: monica-minio_data

services:
  app:
    image: monica:5.0.0-beta.5-apache
    container_name: Monica
    depends_on:
      - db
      - valkey
      - uploads
    ports:
      - 8081:80
    environment:
      - APP_KEY=${APP_KEY}
      - DB_HOST=db
      - DB_PORT=5433
      - DB_CONNECTION=pgsql
      - DB_DATABASE=monica
      - DB_USERNAME=monica
      - DB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      - CACHE_DRIVER=redis
      - SESSION_DRIVER=redis
      - REDIS_HOST=valkey
      - REDIS_PORT=6378
      - QUEUE_CONNECTION=redis
      - APP_ENV=local
      - UPLOADCARE_PUBLIC_KEY=${UPLOADCARE_PUBLIC_KEY}
      - UPLOADCARE_PRIVATE_KEY=${UPLOADCARE_PRIVATE_KEY}
      # S3 Configuration for MinIO | Use after it's out of beta and available
      # - FILESYSTEM_DISK=s3
      # - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
      # - AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=${MINIO_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
      # - AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
      # - AWS_BUCKET=monica
      # - AWS_ENDPOINT=uploads:9000
      # - AWS_USE_PATH_STYLE_ENDPOINT=true
      - MAIL_MAILER=smtp
      - MAIL_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
      - MAIL_PORT=465
      - MAIL_USERNAME=${MAIL_USERNAME}
      - MAIL_PASSWORD=${MAIL_PASSWORD}
      - MAIL_ENCRYPTION=ssl
      - MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS=${MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS}
      - MAIL_FROM_NAME=Monica
    volumes:
      - monica_data:/var/www/html/storage
    restart: always
    networks:
      - nginxproxymanager_default

  db:
    image: postgres:alpine
    container_name: MonicaPostgres
    command: -p 5433
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=monica
      - POSTGRES_DB=monica
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - monica-db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    restart: always
    networks:
      - nginxproxymanager_default

  valkey:
    image: valkey/valkey:alpine
    container_name: MonicaValkey
    restart: always
    command: valkey-server --port 6378
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "valkey-cli -p 6378 ping | grep PONG"]
      interval: 1s
      timeout: 3s
      retries: 5
    volumes:
      - monica-valkey_data:/data
    networks:
      - nginxproxymanager_default

  uploads: # I'll use this later when S3 storage is finally supported instead of being forced to use Uploadcare
    image: minio/minio:latest
    container_name: MonicaMinIO
    environment:
      - MINIO_ROOT_USER=${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
      - MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MINIO_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY}
    volumes:
      - monica-minio_data:/data
    command: server /data --console-address ":9001"
    ports:
      - 9001:9000
      - 9003:9001
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9001/minio/health/live"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 20s
      retries: 3
    restart: always
    networks:
      - nginxproxymanager_default

networks:
  nginxproxymanager_default:
    external: true
    name: nginxproxymanager_default

[JCBerger]

Thanks, I'll give that a try!

[JCBerger]

@zzahkaboom24 I appreciate your time and assistance, I just tried to do that, but I think the problem is me. I think I expected a Docker version of Monica/Chandler to be more straightforward and "plug-and-play" once I had downloaded the image and started the container (or that I could root around in stuff and try to find that mail_mailer setting), but I think I jumped into deeper water than I expected. So I'll just try to keep learning, but I just don't want you to feel like you failed me or that your help wasn't sincerely appreciated.

[ovargasp]

@JCBerger if you're still trying to put this to work, once you set the MAIL_MAILER=log, and start the docker you need to go look at the monicahq docker logs, there you'll find a lot of entries for the mail supposedly send, and among that some links. I used the first one that shows and it works, there were others at the end of the email/log that didn't work, so first one in the email log with your url on it.