[setup] Log emails to console in default dev env

README.rst

@@ -221,19 +221,11 @@ Create database:
     ./manage.py migrate
     ./manage.py createsuperuser
 
-Set ``EMAIL_PORT`` in ``settings.py`` to a port number (eg: ``1025``):
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    EMAIL_PORT = '1025'
-
-Launch development server and SMTP debugging server:
+Launch development server:
 
 .. code-block:: shell
 
     ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
-    # open another terminal and run
-    python -m smtpd -n -c DebuggingServer localhost:1025
 
 You can access the admin interface at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/.
 

tests/docker-entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'" > local_settings.py
 python3 manage.py migrate
 python3 manage.py createsuperuser
 python3 manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000

tests/settings.py

@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = 'admin:index'
 ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL
 
+# during development only
+EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'
+
 # local settings must be imported before test runner otherwise they'll be ignored
 try:
     from local_settings import *