In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Slimta on FreeBSD latest version. Slimta is a Python based mail server that is easy to install and use.
To install Slimta, we need to install some dependencies such as Python and pip. We can install these dependencies using the following command:
pkg install python pip virtualenv
Next, we need to create a virtual environment for Slimta. A virtual environment is an isolated Python environment that allows us to install packages without affecting the system Python installation. We can create a virtual environment using the following commands:
cd ~
mkdir slimta
cd slimta
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
Next, we need to install Slimta in our virtual environment. We can install Slimta using the following command:
pip install slimta
After installing Slimta, we need to configure it by creating a configuration file. We can create a configuration file using the following command:
vim slimta.conf
In the configuration file, we need to add the following configuration:
[slimta]
debug = False
queuer = slimta.queue.redis_redisqueue.RedisQueue
inbound = slimta.smtp.mx.MxSmtpReceiver
outbound = slimta.smtp.mx.MxSmtpSender
[inbound]
ext_usage = allow
local = slimta.edge.smtp.SlimtaEdge
[local]
policy = slimta.postfix.PostfixPolicy
queue = redis
[outbound]
error_sleep = 300
[redis]
host = localhost
port = 6379
db = 0
Save and close the file.
Finally, we can start the Slimta server using the following command:
slimta start
Slimta is a lightweight and powerful mail server that is easy to install and configure. With this tutorial, you should have successfully installed Slimta on FreeBSD latest version.
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