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Laravel Database Emails Laravel Package
stackkit/laravel-database-emails
Store outgoing Laravel mail in your database instead of sending it. This package captures emails so you can inspect, preview, and debug them locally or in staging without external services or risking real deliveries.
Store e-mails in the database and send them using a cronjob
Frequently asked questions about Laravel Database Emails
- What is stackkit/laravel-database-emails used for?
- It is a Laravel package for persisting outbound email records in your application database. Teams use it for auditability, staging inspection, compliance evidence, and local debugging without relying on external email services. It should be treated as an email persistence and audit layer, not as a full replacement for a production ESP or SMTP delivery service.
- How do I install laravel-database-emails in a Laravel application?
- Install it with Composer using the package name stackkit/laravel-database-emails. The TPM evaluation describes Laravel auto-discovery, config publishing, and a migration for the email storage table as the expected setup steps. Confirm that your Laravel and PHP versions match the package constraints before running migrations in any environment.
- Does this package send emails or only store them?
- The package overview describes storing emails in the database and sending them using a cronjob. In many production setups it is better positioned as a persistence or audit component alongside your existing mail provider. If you use it as the actual transport, validate delivery, queueing, and failure behavior carefully.
- Which Laravel versions does laravel-database-emails 9.0.0 support?
- The 9.0.0 release notes add Laravel 13 support and drop Laravel 11 support. Laravel 12 support should be confirmed in the package composer.json before upgrading because the release notes are minimal. Applications still on Laravel 11 should remain on 8.x or upgrade Laravel before adopting 9.0.0.
- Can I use laravel-database-emails in production?
- It can be used in production for email persistence or audit purposes, but it is not a complete email delivery platform. You should review database growth, retention, PII and attachment storage, and failure handling before putting it in a critical mail path. For real delivery, keep your existing ESP or SMTP provider unless the package is explicitly acting as your transport.
- What happens if the database write fails while capturing an email?
- The provided release notes do not document database-write failure behavior, so this must be tested in your environment. If the package sits in the critical mail path, a failed write could affect delivery or the email could be logged and dropped depending on implementation. Add monitoring and a rollback or fallback plan before relying on it for production audit evidence.
- Does laravel-database-emails store attachments and sensitive PII?
- The available release notes do not specify whether attachments or personal data are stored by default. Review the published config and migration schema, then test with representative emails before using it with real customer traffic. If sensitive data is stored, treat the database as a regulated data store and add retention and pruning policies.
- How do I test that database email capture is working?
- Install the package in a non-production environment, publish the configuration, run the migration, and send a test email through Laravel's mailer. Then verify that the expected database record is created and that any configured cronjob or transport path behaves correctly. Also test queued mail, failed database writes, and rollback behavior before promoting the change.
- What are alternatives to laravel-database-emails?
- Alternatives depend on whether you need local debugging, staging capture, or production audit records. Laravel's log mail driver and mail fake features help in development, while tools such as Mailpit or Mailtrap are common for staging inbox inspection. For production audit, an ESP with delivery logs or a custom database listener may be a better fit.
- How should I maintain and upgrade laravel-database-emails safely?
- Pin the package version and monitor releases because major versions track Laravel major versions. For 9.0.0, confirm Laravel 12 and 13 support, review composer constraints, inspect migrations and config changes, and regression-test all mail paths. Since the package appears to be community-supported with single-maintainer risk, assign an internal owner and document a fallback plan.
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