How to Install SnappyMail on OpenBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install SnappyMail on OpenBSD. SnappyMail is a mail server with anti-spam and anti-virus protection.

Prerequisites

• OpenBSD operating system
• Root access to the server
• Basic knowledge of the Unix shell

Step 1: Install dependencies

Before we can install SnappyMail, we need to install some dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command:

pkg_add py3-psycopg2 libspf2-1.2.10p12

Step 2: Download and install SnappyMail

1. Go to the SnappyMail website at https://snappymail.eu and download the latest version of SnappyMail.

2. Extract the downloaded file with the following command:

tar xzf snappymail.tar.gz

3. Change to the extracted directory with the following command:

cd snappymail-*

4. Run the installation script as root:

sudo python3 setup.py install

Step 3: Configure SnappyMail

1. Create a configuration file for SnappyMail with the following command:

sudo cp conf/snappymail.conf.sample /etc/snappymail.conf

2. Edit the configuration file with your preferred editor:

sudo $EDITOR /etc/snappymail.conf

3. Modify the configuration file to match your requirements. Some important parameters are:

• domain: The domain name of the mail server.
• postmaster_email: The email address of the postmaster.
• incoming_queue: The directory where incoming mail will be queued.
• outgoing_queue: The directory where outgoing mail will be queued.
• spam_checker: The spam checker to use for filtering spam.
• virus_checker: The virus checker to use for virus detection.

4. Start the SnappyMail service with the following command:

sudo service snappymail start

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SnappyMail on OpenBSD.

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