From 6663384ea84210c3a16ae724eb1de4091917b70d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Hillyerd <james@hillyerd.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2020 12:01:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Updated Development Quickstart (markdown)

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 # Development Quickstart
 
-You will need a working Go and Node.js environment.
+You will need a working Go and Node.js environment.  Installing [Swaks](http://www.jetmore.org/john/code/swaks/) is recommended to generate test mail.
+
+_Note:_ While it is possible to develop on Windows, Linux or Mac OS is required to use most of our helper scripts.
 
 ## Initial build
 
@@ -45,4 +47,21 @@ From the root inbucket directory, compile and start inbucket with development co
 
 ```sh
 make
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+etc/dev-start.sh
+```
+
+_Note:_ The dev script will abort if the web UI index.html file is not found.
+
+This will launch Inbucket with a development friendly configuration with debug logging and storing mail in /tmp/inbucket.  The retention period is reduced to 3 hours to encourage you to send in fresh mail periodically.
+
+Point your web browser at http://127.0.0.1:9000/ then select the Monitor tab.
+
+## Terminal 2
+
+Send some test messages (requires Swaks to be installed):
+
+```sh
+etc/swaks-tests/run-tests.sh
+```
+
+You should see the emails listed in your web browser, as well as a bunch of Inbucket debug logging in Terminal 1.