Maddy is a simple and efficient mail server that can handle large email volumes. It is designed to be easy to use, with a straightforward configuration that can be customized to meet your specific needs. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Maddy Mail Server on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before we begin with the installation, there are several prerequisites that you need to fulfill:
The first thing you need to do is to update your system packages to ensure that you have the latest security patches and bug fixes. Open your terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pacman -Syyu
Maddy mail server requires several dependencies to be installed before proceeding. To install the dependencies, enter the following command:
sudo pacman -S g++ make libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libsystemd-dev libldap2-dev
Next, download the Maddy Mail Server source code from GitHub to your EndeavourOS Latest server. You can do that by running the following command in your terminal:
git clone https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy.git
After downloading the source code, you need to navigate to the directory where you have downloaded it. To do that enter the following command:
cd maddy
Next, compile and install Maddy as shown below:
make
sudo make install
After successfully installing the Maddy mail server, you need to configure it to meet your specific needs. The configuration file for Maddy is located at /usr/local/etc/maddy/maddy.conf.
You need to edit the configuration file to match your domain name and SSL certificate. To do that, open the maddy.conf file using your preferred text editor.
sudo nano /usr/local/etc/maddy/maddy.conf
In the configuration file, you will find the values that you need to update to match your domain name and SSL certificate.
Here's an example of what to add:
# TLS and certificates
tls_cert_file /path/to/your/ssl/certificate.pem
tls_key_file /path/to/your/ssl/private.key
# Mailboxes
mailboxes {
storage "sqlite" {
# file where the SQLite database should be stored
uri = "file://opt/maddy/mailboxes.db"
}
}
# Upstream server to relay mail if you're not sending directly to the recipients
transport smtp {
upstream "your-upstream-smtp-server:465" {
tls = on
auth {
usernam = "username"
password = "password"
}
}
}
#Domains
listen ":25"
listen "[::1]:25"
listen "[::]:25"
domain "your_domain.com" {
# Route to this transport to smtp relays to prevent blacklisting
mx {
priority = 10
transport = "smtp"
}
}
Don't forget to save the changes made to the configuration file.
Lastly, you need to start the Maddy mail server service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start maddy
If you wish to start the service on boot, use the following command:
sudo systemctl enable maddy
You have successfully installed and configured Maddy Mail Server on your EndeavourOS Latest server. You can now send and receive emails using your mail server.
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