How to Install Slimta on Debian Latest

Slimta is a Python-based implementation of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). It is designed to be fast, scalable, and highly extensible. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Slimta on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A Debian Latest system with a non-root user with sudo privileges.
• Python 3.7 or higher installed on your system.
• pip3 package installer installed on your system.

Step 1 - Installing Slimta

1. Open a terminal window on your Debian Latest system.

2. Install slimta using pip3 package installer:

sudo pip3 install slimta

The installation process will start, and it will take a few moments to complete.

Step 2 - Configuring Slimta

1. Create a new file for Slimta configuration in the /etc/slimta directory:

sudo nano /etc/slimta/config.py

2. Add the following configuration to the file:

slimta:
  smtp:
    host: 0.0.0.0
    port: 25
  logging:
    level: info
    format: "%(asctime)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s"
    output: stderr
  graylog:
    host: <graylog_server_hostname>
    port: <graylog_server_port>

Replace the and with your Graylog server hostname and port.

3. Save and close the file.

Step 3 - Starting Slimta

1. Start Slimta by running the following command:

slimta start

This will start the Slimta server and listen on the port specified in the configuration file.

2. You can now use your email client to send emails to your SMTP server at the hostname or IP address of your Debian Latest system.

You have successfully installed and configured Slimta on Debian Latest. Enjoy using Slimta!

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