Haraka is a highly scalable and flexible email server built on Node.js. It provides excellent performance and simple configuration, making it a popular choice among many email server administrators. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Haraka on Arch Linux.
Before installing Haraka on Arch Linux, please ensure the following requirements have been met:
Haraka is a Node.js-based email server, so before installing Haraka, you will need to ensure that Node.js is installed on your system. You can install Node.js on Arch Linux using the following command:
sudo pacman -S nodejs
To install Haraka, you will first need to clone the Haraka repository from GitHub. You can do this by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/haraka/Haraka.git
Once you have cloned the Haraka repository, navigate to the newly created Haraka directory and run the following command to install Haraka:
sudo npm install -g
The -g flag used in the above command will install Haraka globally on your system.
After the installation of Haraka is complete, you will need to configure it for your system. Navigate to the /etc/haraka directory and use the following command to generate a new Haraka configuration file:
sudo haraka -i /etc/haraka
This will generate a new configuration file named haraka.ini in the specified directory. You can now edit this file to configure Haraka as per your requirements.
Once the configuration is complete, you can start the Haraka email server by running the following command from the terminal:
sudo haraka -c /etc/haraka -u <username> -g <group>
In the above command, replace <username> and <group> with your non-root user account name and group respectively.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Haraka on Arch Linux. You can now start using Haraka as your email server. If you have any issues or face any difficulties during this installation process, please refer to the official Haraka documentation for assistance.
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