Installing Haraka on FreeBSD

Haraka is a scalable and flexible email server written in Node.js. Here's how you can install it on FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, you need to make sure that your FreeBSD system is up-to-date and has the following dependencies installed:

• Node.js (v8.15.0 or higher)
• npm (v6.9.0 or higher)
• git

To update your system and install these packages, run the following commands:

sudo pkg update
sudo pkg upgrade
sudo pkg install node npm git

Installing Haraka

To install Haraka, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Haraka repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/haraka/haraka.git
   

2. Navigate to the Haraka directory:

   cd haraka
   

3. Install the required npm packages:

   npm install
   

4. Test if Haraka is working by running:

   npm test
   

   If everything is working correctly, you should see a message that says "Tests passed!"

   Note: If you encounter an error, make sure that your system meets the prerequisites and try running npm install again.

5. Start the Haraka server:

   npm start
   

   If everything is working correctly, you should see a message that says "Haraka SMTP Server listening on 0.0.0.0:25".

6. Configure your email client or application to use Haraka as the SMTP server.

That's it! You have successfully installed Haraka on FreeBSD.

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