In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Simple NixOS Mailserver on the latest version of Clear Linux. Simple NixOS Mailserver is a lightweight, secure, and easy-to-use mail server written in NixOS.
The first step is to install the latest version of Clear Linux on your system. Once installed, make sure to update the system using the following command:
sudo swupd update
Git is required to clone the Simple NixOS Mailserver repository from GitLab. Install Git using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add git
Clone the Simple NixOS Mailserver repository from GitLab using the following command:
git clone https://gitlab.com/simple-nixos-mailserver/nixos-mailserver.git
Simple NixOS Mailserver uses the Nix package manager to manage its dependencies. Install Nix using the following command:
sh <(curl https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
This command will install Nix and enable the Nix daemon.
Change to the directory where you cloned Simple NixOS Mailserver and run the following command to build and install the mail server:
sudo nix-env -if .
This command will install Simple NixOS Mailserver system-wide.
The final step is to configure Simple NixOS Mailserver. Edit the /etc/nixos-mailserver/config.json file with your domain name, email addresses, and other settings according to the Simple NixOS Mailserver documentation.
After configuring the mail server, restart its service using the following command:
sudo systemctl restart nixos-mailserver.service
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Simple NixOS Mailserver on Clear Linux Latest.
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