EmailRelay is a simple SMTP proxy and relay MTA that is designed to be run on Linux and Unix-like systems. It is a useful tool for those who need to forward emails without the need for complex configuration settings.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install EmailRelay on Linux Mint Latest.
Before you begin, you need to ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to ensure that the system is up to date. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the package list and upgrade all the packages to their latest version.
To install EmailRelay on Linux Mint Latest, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install emailrelay
The installation process will start, and the system will prompt you to confirm the installation by typing "Y" and hitting Enter.
Once the installation is complete, EmailRelay needs to be configured to send and receive emails.
The configuration file for EmailRelay is located at /etc/emailrelay.conf. You can edit this file using your favorite text editor such as nano or vim.
Open the configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/emailrelay.conf
The configuration file contains a lot of options. You can edit the options according to your requirements.
By default, EmailRelay is configured to listen on localhost. If you want to allow other machines to use EmailRelay, you need to add the IP address of the machine in the configuration file.
Once you have configured EmailRelay, you need to start the EmailRelay service by running the following command in the terminal.
sudo systemctl start emailrelay
You can also enable the EmailRelay service to automatically start at boot time by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl enable emailrelay
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install EmailRelay on Linux Mint Latest. EmailRelay is a useful tool that can save time and make email forwarding easier for users. If you follow the steps mentioned above, you can easily set up EmailRelay on your Linux Mint Latest system.
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