How to Install Simple NixOS Mailserver on EndeavourOS Latest?

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Simple NixOS Mailserver on EndeavourOS Latest. Simple NixOS Mailserver is an easy-to-use email server that is based on NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that:

• You have a running instance of EndeavourOS Latest.
• You have sudo privileges.
• You have a domain name (e.g. example.com) that you will use for your email.

Step 1: Clone Simple NixOS Mailserver Git repository

To get started with the installation, we first need to clone the Simple NixOS Mailserver Git repository.

$ git clone https://gitlab.com/simple-nixos-mailserver/nixos-mailserver.git

This command will create a new directory named nixos-mailserver/ in your current working directory.

Step 2: Configure the mail server

Now, we need to configure the mail server. Open the nixos-mailserver/nixos/configuration.nix file in your favorite text editor, and change the following:

• Replace example.com with your own domain name.
• Replace postmaster@example.com with the email address that the server will use to send emails.
• Change the passwords for the admin and user accounts.

Step 3: Install the server

To install the mail server, run the following command:

$ sudo nixos-rebuild switch -I nixos-mailserver=/path/to/nixos-mailserver

Note: Replace /path/to/nixos-mailserver with the actual path where you cloned the repository.

This command will install the Simple NixOS Mailserver and all its dependencies.

Step 4: Test the installation

To test if the installation was successful, you can send an email to an account on your mail server. Use any email client (such as Thunderbird or Outlook) and follow these steps:

1. Open your email client and create a new account with the following settings:
   • Username: user@example.com (replace example.com with your own domain)
   • Password: the password you set for the user account in step 2.
   • Incoming mail server: mail.example.com (replace example.com with your own domain)
   • Outgoing mail server: mail.example.com (replace example.com with your own domain)
2. Send an email to the account you just created.
3. Log in to the account using a webmail client (such as Roundcube), and check if you received the email.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Simple NixOS Mailserver on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now use your email server to send and receive emails.

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