diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89a2da9b..707ea66d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .idea
-dbdata
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+dbdata
+mails
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba84c5cd..b9f2ebfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,35 +8,56 @@
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2FLaracommerce%2Flaracom.svg?type=shield)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2FLaracommerce%2Flaracom?ref=badge_shield)
 
 # Get discount on Digital Ocean
+
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 # Laravel FREE E-Commerce Software
 
 Features Provided
-- Products
-- Cart
-- Checkout
-- Categories
-- Customers
-- Orders
-- Payment
-- Couriers
-- Employees
-
-- To view more details of the features 
-See full [documentation](https://jsdecena.github.io/laracom)
+
+-   Products
+-   Cart
+-   Checkout
+-   Categories
+-   Customers
+-   Orders
+-   Payment
+-   Couriers
+-   Employees
+
+-   To view more details of the features
+    See full [documentation](https://jsdecena.github.io/laracom)
 
 # Simplified DOCKER setup
-### In your teminal, issue these commands
 
-- RUN `docker-compose up -d --build`
-- If your runtime is apple silicon, use `docker-compose -f docker-compose-m1.yml up -d --build` command
-- RUN `docker exec -it app bash`
-- Inside the container, run `composer install && chmod -R 777 storage/ bootstrap/cache/`
-- Inside the container, run `php artisan migrate --seed`
-- While inside the container, compile the assets with `npm i && npm run dev`
-- While inside the container, link the images `php artisan storage:link`
-- OPEN [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
+## In your teminal, issue these commands
+
+-   RUN `docker-compose up -d --build`
+-   If your runtime is apple silicon, use `docker-compose -f docker-compose-m1.yml up -d --build` command
+-   RUN `docker exec -it app bash`
+-   Inside the container, run `composer install && chmod -R 777 storage/ bootstrap/cache/`
+-   Inside the container, run `php artisan migrate --seed`
+-   While inside the container, compile the assets with `npm i && npm run dev`
+-   While inside the container, link the images `php artisan storage:link`
+-   OPEN [http://localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000)
+
+## If you want to use mailhog as SMTP
+
+1.Create a ./mails directory
+2.change .env like this
+
+```
+MAIL_DRIVER=smtp
+MAIL_HOST=mailhog
+MAIL_PORT=1025
+MAIL_USERNAME=null
+MAIL_PASSWORD=null
+MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null
+MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS="test@example.com"
+MAIL_FROM_NAME="${APP_NAME}"
+```
+
+3.Go to http://localhost:8025 and verify that the mailhog screen appears
 
 # Author
 
@@ -46,6 +67,6 @@ See full [documentation](https://jsdecena.github.io/laracom)
 
 <a href="https://github.com/jsdecena/laracom/graphs/contributors"><img src="https://opencollective.com/laracom/contributors.svg?width=890" title="contributors" alt="contributors" /></a>
 
-
 ## License
+
 [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.io/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2FLaracommerce%2Flaracom.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.io/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2FLaracommerce%2Flaracom?ref=badge_large)
diff --git a/docker-compose-m1.yml b/docker-compose-m1.yml
index befca453..d2a15e05 100644
--- a/docker-compose-m1.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-m1.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@ services:
       - ./dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
     networks:
       - app-network
+  mailhog:
+    build: ./mailhog
+    container_name: mailhog
+    tty: true
+    ports:
+      - "8025:8025"
+      - "1025:1025"
+    environment:
+      MH_STORAGE: maildir
+      MH_MAILDIR_PATH: /home/mailhog/mails
+    volumes:
+      - ./mails:/home/mailhog/mails
+    networks:
+      - app-network
 networks:
   app-network:
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a0ccfd8e..ab28ec1a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ services:
       - ./dbdata:/var/lib/mysql
     networks:
       - app-network
+  mailhog:
+    build: ./mailhog
+    container_name: mailhog
+    tty: true
+    ports:
+      - "8025:8025"
+      - "1025:1025"
+    environment:
+      MH_STORAGE: maildir
+      MH_MAILDIR_PATH: /home/mailhog/mails
+    volumes:
+      - ./mails:/home/mailhog/mails
+    networks:
+      - app-network
 networks:
   app-network:
     driver: bridge
diff --git a/mailhog/Dockerfile b/mailhog/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..062d91c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mailhog/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# MailHog Dockerfile
+#
+
+FROM golang:1.18-alpine as builder
+
+# Install MailHog:
+RUN apk --no-cache add --virtual build-dependencies \
+  git \
+  && mkdir -p /root/gocode \
+  && export GOPATH=/root/gocode \
+  && go install github.com/mailhog/MailHog@latest
+
+FROM alpine:3
+# Add mailhog user/group with uid/gid 1000.
+# This is a workaround for boot2docker issue #581, see
+# https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/issues/581
+RUN adduser -D -u 1000 mailhog
+
+COPY --from=builder /root/gocode/bin/MailHog /usr/local/bin/
+
+USER mailhog
+
+WORKDIR /home/mailhog
+
+RUN mkdir ./mails
+RUN chmod 644 ./mails
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["MailHog"]
+
+# Expose the SMTP and HTTP ports:
+EXPOSE 1025 8025
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