How to Install Maddy Mail Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Maddy Mail Server is a fast and easy-to-configure mail server that provides instant mail delivery. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Maddy Mail Server on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

• A machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the dependencies required by Maddy Mail Server. Follow the below command to do so:

sudo dnf install -y certbot && sudo dnf install -y libcap-devel libcap-ng-devel libidn2-devel libsodium-devel

Step 2: Download Maddy

The next step is to download the latest version of Maddy Mail Server from GitHub. Follow the below command to download the package:

sudo curl -sL https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy/releases/latest/download/maddy-fc34-x86_64.tgz | sudo tar xzvf - -C /opt

Step 3: Configure Maddy

Now, we need to configure Maddy Mail Server. Follow the below command to create a configuration directory:

sudo mkdir -p /etc/maddy

Next, create a configuration file by copying the example configuration:

sudo cp /opt/maddy/maddy.conf.example /etc/maddy/maddy.conf

Now, open the configuration file using your preferred text editor:

sudo vim /etc/maddy/maddy.conf

In this file modify the tls cert-file and tls key-file as necessary based on your setup.

Step 4: Create a service

To keep the Maddy daemon running in the background, we need to create a service file. Run the below command to create one:

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/maddy.service <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Maddy Mail Server

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
ExecStart=/opt/maddy/maddy -config /etc/maddy/maddy.conf
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Step 5: Start and Enable Service

Now that we have created the service file, we can start and enable the service by running the below command:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now maddy

Step 6: Configure Firewall Rule

Finally, we need to allow incoming connections to the Maddy Mail Server. To do so, run the following command:

sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=smtp/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have now installed Maddy Mail Server on a machine running Fedora CoreOS Latest. You can now start using Maddy Mail Server for sending and receiving emails.

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