Installing Maddy Mail Server on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Maddy Mail Server on Manjaro.

Maddy Mail Server is a simple, secure, and efficient mail server that can handle a large amount of emails. It is open-source software that is available on Github.

Prerequisites

• A running installation of Manjaro.
• Root privileges.

Step 1: Install Go

Maddy Mail Server is written in Go, so we need to install the Go programming language first.

1. Open the terminal.

2. Enter the following command to update the package list:

   sudo pacman -Syu
   

3. Install Go using the following command:

   sudo pacman -S go
   

Step 2: Install Maddy Mail Server

1. Navigate to the Github page of Maddy Mail Server: https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy.

2. Click on the green "Code" button, and select "Download ZIP".

3. Extract the downloaded ZIP file.

4. Open the terminal, navigate to the extracted folder, and build Maddy by entering the following command:

   sudo make build
   

   This will build and install Maddy on your system.

Step 3: Configure Maddy Mail Server

1. Navigate to the folder where Maddy is installed.

2. Open the maddy.conf file with your preferred text editor.

3. Edit the configuration file as per your requirements. For example, you can configure the SMTP and IMAP settings, SSL/TLS certificates, spam filters, etc.

4. Save the changes and exit the text editor.

Step 4: Start Maddy Mail Server

To start Maddy Mail Server, enter the following command:

sudo maddy -config /path/to/maddy.conf

Replace "/path/to/maddy.conf" with the full path to the maddy.conf file that you configured in Step 3.

You have now successfully installed and configured Maddy Mail Server on Manjaro.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure Maddy Mail Server on Manjaro. Maddy is a simple, secure, and efficient mail server that can handle a large amount of emails. It is a great option for those who want to self-host their email server without relying on third-party services.

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