Exim is a free and widely used mail transfer agent (MTA) that can be installed on OpenBSD. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Exim on OpenBSD.
Prerequisites
- A running instance of OpenBSD
- A root user account
Step 1: Download Exim
- Go to https://www.exim.org/ and download the latest version of Exim.
- Extract the downloaded file into a temporary directory using the following command:
tar xzf exim-<version>.tar.gz
Step 2: Install Exim
- Change to the directory where the files were extracted:
cd exim-<version>
- Run the following command to compile and install Exim:
make && make install
Step 3: Configure Exim
- Open the Exim configuration file with your favorite text editor:
vi /usr/local/etc/exim.conf
- Edit the configuration file to reflect your mail setup. The configuration file is well documented, so read it carefully to better understand what needs to be changed.
- After editing the configuration file, save and close it.
Step 4: Start the Exim Service
- To start the Exim service, run the following command:
/usr/local/sbin/exim -bd -q15m
- You can also start the Exim service at boot time by adding the above command to /etc/rc.local.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Exim on OpenBSD. You can now send and receive emails using your own mail server.
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