Docker-Mailserver is an open-source email server that runs in a Docker container. It provides services such as SMTP, IMAP, webmail, and spam filtering. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Docker-Mailserver on POP! OS Latest using the command line.
Before starting this tutorial, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before you can install Docker-Mailserver, you'll need to ensure that Docker is installed on your system. Run the following commands in your terminal:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker.io
After installing Docker, install Docker Compose using the following commands:
sudo apt-get install docker-compose
Next, clone the Docker-Mailserver repository using the following commands:
sudo apt-get install git
git clone https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver.git
cd docker-mailserver
Docker-Mailserver provides a sample configuration file named "env-mailserver.sample". You need to customize this file by copying it to a new file named "env-mailserver" and configure the settings of your email server. Run the following command in your terminal:
cp env-mailserver.sample env-mailserver
nano env-mailserver
Update the following configurations in the "env-mailserver" file:
MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=your_root_password
VIRTUAL_ALIAS_DOMAINS=your_domain_tld.com
VIRTUAL_DOMAINS=your_domain_tld.com
Save and exit the file.
Note: Replace "your_root_password" and "your_domain_tld.com" with your own values.
After configuring Docker-Mailserver, run it using the following command:
docker-compose up -d
This command will start the Docker-Mailserver container and run it in the background.
After starting the Docker-Mailserver container, verify that it's running by checking the container's log using the following command:
docker logs docker-mailserver-mail
You should see an output similar to the following:
...
* Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix
...
* Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix
If the output shows "Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix", it means that Docker-Mailserver has started successfully.
You have successfully installed Docker-Mailserver on POP! OS Latest. Docker-Mailserver is a powerful and flexible email server that can be customized to meet your specific requirements. You can use it as your primary email server or as a backup email server to complement your existing email infrastructure.
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