In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Mailcow on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we start the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites in place:
Before we can start installing Mailcow, we first need to ensure that the system is updated with the latest packages using the following command:
apk update
Before we can clone the Mailcow repository and edit the configuration files, we need to make sure that Git and Nano are installed.
apk add git nano
Next, you need to clone the Mailcow Git repository. To do this, use the following command:
git clone https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized.git
This command will clone the repository to your home directory.
Once the repository has been cloned, you need to navigate to the "mailcow-dockerized" directory and edit the configuration files.
cd mailcow-dockerized
nano mailcow.conf
Edit the variables and values as per your requirements.
Next, create a bridge network for Mailcow using the following command:
docker network create --driver bridge mailcow_network
Mailcow listens on ports 25, 110, 143, 465, 587, 993, and 995. It's important to open these ports on your firewall. For example, to allow traffic on port 25, use the following command:
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
To build and start containers, run the following command:
docker-compose up -d
This will start Mailcow with all the services in the background.
To verify that Mailcow is working properly, open your web browser and navigate to the server IP address or hostname. You should see the Mailcow login page.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mailcow on Alpine Linux Latest. After following these steps, you should be able to send and receive emails using Mailcow on your server.
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