Courier MTA is a free and easy-to-use mail server solution that supports the SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 protocols. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Courier MTA on OpenSUSE Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure you have the following:
It's recommended to start by updating your system to the latest version. Open the terminal on your OpenSUSE system and update your package list using the following command:
sudo zypper refresh
Once the package list is updated, run the following command to upgrade all the installed packages:
sudo zypper update
Before installing Courier MTA, make sure that all the necessary dependencies are installed on the system. To do this, run the following command:
sudo zypper install cmake gcc g++ make openssl-devel zlib-devel
Next, download the Courier MTA source package from their official website using the following command:
wget https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/courier/courier-1.0.7.tar.bz2
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded package using the following command:
tar -xvf courier-1.0.7.tar.bz2
Now, navigate to the extracted directory and start compiling Courier MTA using the following commands:
cd courier-1.0.7
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc/courier
make
sudo make install
After installation, you need to configure Courier MTA to work. Here are the basic steps:
Courier MTA requires two system users: "courier" and "daemon". You can create these by running the following commands:
sudo groupadd -g 127 courier
sudo useradd -c "Courier Mail Server" -d /var/empty -g courier -s /bin/false -u 118 courier
sudo useradd -c "Courier Mail Server" -d /var/empty -g courier -s /bin/false -u 119 daemon
By default, Courier MTA installs its configuration files in the directory "/etc/courier". You can edit these files to customize your server settings. For example, you can configure your server name and domain by editing the "esmtpd" configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/courier/esmtpd
Finally, start the Courier MTA daemon using the following command:
sudo /usr/lib/courier/courierd start
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Courier MTA on OpenSUSE Latest. With Courier MTA installed, you can now start your own mail server and begin sending and receiving emails.
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