How to Install Haraka on OpenBSD

Haraka is a high-performance SMTP server written in Node.js. It is designed to be extremely modular and can be extended with a variety of plugins to add additional functionality.

This tutorial will walk you through the process of installing Haraka on an OpenBSD machine.

Prerequisites

• A machine running OpenBSD
• Root access to the machine
• Node.js/npm installed on the machine

Steps

1. Update your system packages:

$ doas pkg_add -u

2. Install Node.js/npm:

$ doas pkg_add -v node

3. Create a haraka user and group:

$ doas useradd -U -d /var/haraka -s /sbin/nologin haraka

4. Install Haraka using npm:

$ doas npm install -g Haraka

5. Create a Haraka configuration file:

$ cd /usr/local/lib/node_modules/Haraka
$ cp config/smtp.ini config/smtp.ini.orig
$ cp config/smtp.ini.sample config/smtp.ini

6. Edit the configuration file:

$ vi config/smtp.ini

7. Start the Haraka server:

$ su - haraka
$ haraka -c /usr/local/lib/node_modules/Haraka/config

Conclusion

You now have Haraka installed and running on your OpenBSD machine. You can continue to configure it to your needs and add plugins as necessary. Enjoy!

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