Exim is a popular mail transfer agent (MTA) used by many Linux systems. It is an open-source MTA that is highly flexible and configurable. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the installation process of Exim on Debian latest.
Before we start with the installation, you need to have the following:
Before installing any packages, it is essential to update and upgrade the Debian system. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
To install Exim on Debian latest, use the apt package manager by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install exim4
This command will download and install the Exim package along with the required dependencies.
After installation, the next step is to configure Exim. The configuration file for Exim is located at /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf.
You can edit the file using a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
In this file, you can configure the Exim MTA. You can also configure TLS encryption by setting dc_smtputf8_enable to true.
After making changes to the configuration file, you need to update Exim's configuration by running the following command:
sudo update-exim4.conf
This command updates Exim's configuration based on the changes you made to update-exim4.conf.conf.
Once the configuration is updated, you need to restart Exim for the changes to take effect. You can do this with the following command:
sudo systemctl restart exim4.service
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Exim on Debian latest. Now you have a fully functional Exim MTA running on your Debian system. You can use Exim to send and receive emails, and you can also configure it further to meet your needs.
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