vSMTP is a mail transfer agent (MTA) that provides a fast and easy way of sending emails. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing vSMTP on Clear Linux Latest.
Before starting, make sure you have the following:
To update your Clear Linux system to the latest security patches and system updates, open a terminal window and run the following command:
sudo swupd update
This command will update your system to the latest available packages.
To install vSMTP, follow these steps:
Open a terminal window.
Install the vSMTP package using the following command:
sudo swupd bundle-add vsmtp
The installation process will download and install the required packages.
Once you have installed vSMTP, you will need to configure it to send email. To configure vSMTP, follow these steps:
Open the configuration file for vSMTP:
sudo nano /etc/vsmtp/vsmtp.conf
Set the following options:
#replace "yourdomain.com" with your own domain name or hostname
#SMTP=smtp-relay.gmail.com:587
SMTP=yourdomain.com:25
#replace "example" with a local user that you have on the system
AUTH_USER=example
AUTH_PASSWORD=example_password
Save the configuration file and exit the text editor.
Start the vSMTP service:
sudo systemctl start vsmtp
Verify that the service is running:
sudo systemctl status vsmtp
If the status command shows that the vSMTP service is running, you are ready to use vSMTP to send email.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure vSMTP on Clear Linux Latest. vSMTP is a powerful mail transfer agent that can be used to send email quickly and easily. With vSMTP installed, you can be confident that your emails will be delivered quickly and reliably.
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