I Built a Developer Tool in 2 Days. Distribution Took 2 Weeks and Still Counting.

This isn't a success story. It's an honest account of what it actually feels like to build something real from India and try to get the world to notice it.

How ZeroDrop Started

I was testing email flows for a side project. Using my personal Gmail. Within a week my inbox was a mess — test signups, verification emails, password resets, all mixed in with my actual life.

I went looking for a solution. Every option I found either showed me ads, asked me to create yet another account, or required me to spin up a Docker container in my CI pipeline. MailHog was the standard recommendation — except it hasn't been maintained since 2020 and requires running a fake SMTP server just to catch a test email.

So I built ZeroDrop. Disposable email inboxes for CI pipelines. No Docker. No signup. No ads. Send a real email to a randomly generated address, the SDK catches it, your test passes.