How to Install docker-mailserver on Elementary OS Latest

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install docker-mailserver which is from https://docker-mailserver.github.io/docker-mailserver/edge/ on the latest version of Elementary OS.

Prerequisites

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

• A computer running the latest version of Elementary OS
• A terminal emulator (e.g., GNOME Terminal, Xfce Terminal, etc.)

Step 1: Download and Install Docker

The first step in installing docker-mailserver on Elementary OS is to download and install Docker. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg \
    lsb-release

Next, you need to add Docker’s official GPG key to your system:

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg

Add Docker’s official GPG key to your system:

echo \
  "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

Finally, you can install Docker by running this command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Step 2: Download and Configure docker-mailserver

Now that Docker is installed, you can download and configure docker-mailserver by running the following command in your terminal:

docker run --rm \
           -e MAIL_USER=me@example.com \
           -e MAIL_PASS=mypassword \
           -e MAIL_DOMAIN=mydomain.com \
           -e NAME=myserver \
           -e PERMIT_DOCKER=yes \
           -v maildata:/var/mail \
           docker.io/mailserver/docker-mailserver:latest

You will need to replace the MAIL_USER and MAIL_PASS variables with your email address and password, respectively. You can also replace the MAIL_DOMAIN variable with your domain name.

Step 3: Access docker-mailserver

Once docker-mailserver is downloaded and configured, you can access it by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:1080. Here, you can access your mailbox, compose new emails, and manage your email settings.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed docker-mailserver on Elementary OS Latest!

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