How to Install Maddy Mail Server on Alpine Linux Latest

Maddy Mail Server is an open-source mail server that supports both IMAP and SMTP protocols. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Maddy Mail Server on Alpine Linux using the command-line interface.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A computer running Alpine Linux Latest Version.
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges.

Step 1 -- Install Dependencies

First, we need to install some dependencies required by Maddy Mail Server. To do that, open a terminal and type the following command:

sudo apk update && sudo apk add ca-certificates git build-base bash libidn2 libidn2-dev libcap libcap-dev libressl-dev libressl3.3-libcrypto libressl3.3-libssl

Step 2 -- Clone the Maddy Mail Server Repository

Now, we will clone the Maddy Mail Server repository from GitHub using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy.git

This will create a directory called maddy in your current working directory.

Step 3 -- Build and Install Maddy

In this step, we will build and install Maddy Mail Server. Change the current working directory to the maddy directory:

cd maddy

Now, run the following command to build and install Maddy:

make RELEASE=1
sudo make install

This will build Maddy and install it on your system.

Step 4 -- Create a Configuration File

Now that we have installed Maddy, we need to create a configuration file. You can create one from scratch, or you can use one of the example files provided with the installation.

In this example, we will create a simple configuration file that listens on all interfaces and allows relay from the local network. To create the configuration file, type the following command:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/maddy
sudo nano /etc/maddy/maddy.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

listen on any
allow from 192.168.0.0/16

Save and close the file.

Step 5 -- Start Maddy

We are now ready to start Maddy. To do that, run the following command:

sudo maddy serve

This will start Maddy and listen on all interfaces, allowing relay from the local network.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Maddy Mail Server on Alpine Linux and created a simple configuration file. You can now configure Maddy to match your specific requirements.

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