Mailu is a mail server software that provides a scalable and secure email hosting solution. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Mailu on MXLinux Latest.
Before we proceed with the installation, there are a few prerequisites that we need to fulfill:
First, we need to update the system to the latest version. Open the terminal and execute the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This command will update the system packages to the latest version.
Mailu requires some basic packages to be installed on the system. Execute the following command to install them:
sudo apt install curl gnupg2 apt-transport-https -y
This command will install curl, gnupg2, and apt-transport-https packages on the system.
Mailu runs on Docker, so we need to install Docker on our system. Execute the following command to install Docker:
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
echo \
"deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
$(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update && sudo apt install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io -y
This command will add the Docker repository to the system and install the Docker packages.
Docker-Compose is a tool that is used to manage Docker containers. Execute the following command to install Docker-Compose:
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
This command will download the Docker-Compose binary and make it executable.
Now, we need to clone the Mailu repository on our system. Execute the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu.git && cd Mailu
This command will clone the Mailu repository to your current working directory.
We are now ready to install Mailu. Execute the following command:
./setup.sh
This command will start the Mailu installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Once the installation is complete, you can access Mailu by opening a web browser and entering the URL https://your-server-ip:8443 in the address bar. Replace your-server-ip with the IP address of your MXLinux server.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Mailu on MXLinux Latest. You can now use Mailu to host your email accounts and secure your communication.
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