Configure email backend for local development and update NGINX HTTPS port in environment settings

.env.dev

@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ GUNICORN_LOGLEVEL=info
 NGINX_HTTP_PORT=8080
 # Pick a non-privileged HTTPS port to avoid conflicts with host installs
 NGINX_HTTPS_PORT=8444
+
+# Use console email backend for local development to avoid sending real mail
+EMAIL_BACKEND=django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend

rad/settings.py

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ TINYMCE_DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
 
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.AutoField"
 
-EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend"
+EMAIL_BACKEND = os.environ.get("EMAIL_BACKEND", "django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend")
 
 # SENDGRID_API_KEY = os.getenv('SENDGRID_API_KEY')
 SENDGRID_API_KEY = (