vSMTP is a mail transfer agent that is designed for high performance and reliability, and it supports various email protocols such as SMTP, ESMTP, and LMTP. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install vSMTP on Alpine Linux Latest in step-by-step approach.
Before you install vSMTP, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
apk update && apk upgrade
Once your system is up to date, you need to install the dependencies required to build vSMTP. Use the following command to install the dependencies:
apk add gcc g++ make libc-dev openssl-dev
To download the vSMTP package, go to the vSMTP download page: https://viridit.com/vsmtp-mail-transfer-agent/. Download the package that is compatible with your system. Once the package is downloaded, extract it to your preferred installation directory. For example:
cd /usr/src/
tar xfz vsmtp-<version>.tar.gz
After extracting the package, move to the vSMTP directory in the terminal:
cd vsmtp-<version>
Next, run the following command to configure and build vSMTP from the source:
./configure && make
Once the build is completed successfully, install the package using the following command:
make install
The above command installs vSMTP to the default path, which is /usr/local/. If you want to install vSMTP to a custom path, you can specify it in the configure command. For Example:
./configure --prefix=/usr
Once vSMTP is installed, you need to configure it. The main configuration file for vSMTP is vsmtp.conf, which is present in the /usr/local/etc/ directory. Open the file using your preferred text editor:
vi /usr/local/etc/vsmtp.conf
In this file, configure the SMTP server and the email settings based on your requirements. A sample configuration is given below:
listen smtp
log level info
relay my.smtp.server
mta lmtp
Save the configuration file and exit the text editor.
Finally, start the vSMTP service using the following command:
vsmtp start
To verify whether the service is running or not, run the following command:
vsmtp status
This command displays the status of the vSMTP service.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed vSMTP on Alpine Linux Latest. You can use vSMTP to send and receive email messages from your server. We hope this tutorial has helped you in configuring and setting up vSMTP on your system.
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