In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Maddy Mail Server on Ubuntu Server. Maddy is an open-source mail server that is easy to set up and scalable. Maddy features include support for modern email protocols, anti-spam, and anti-virus detection.
To follow this tutorial, you will need:
Ubuntu Server latest version.
SSH terminal access to your Ubuntu Server.
Before we begin installing Maddy, we need to update our Ubuntu Server. To do this, open your SSH terminal and enter the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Once your Ubuntu Server is up to date, we can now install Maddy. Follow these steps:
Maddy requires the following dependencies to be installed on your Ubuntu Server:
OpenSSL
SQLite3
libc++abi1
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo apt install openssl sqlite3 libc++abi1
Now, we need to clone Maddy’s repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy
After cloning the Maddy repository, we can now build it using the following command:
cd maddy && make
Once Maddy is built, we can now install it using the following command:
sudo make install
Maddy’s default configuration file is located at /usr/local/etc/maddy/maddy.conf. We can edit this file using any text editor, such as nano or vim, to configure Maddy according to our needs.
For example, to enable SMTP and IMAP protocols, we need to add the following lines to our configuration file:
protocol smtp {
listen ":25"
}
protocol imap {
listen ":143"
}
This will allow Maddy to receive incoming mail on port 25 and enable incoming mail retrieval on port 143.
After making changes to our Maddy configuration file, we need to start the Maddy service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start maddy
If you encounter any errors, you can check the Maddy service status using the following command:
sudo systemctl status maddy
We have successfully installed Maddy Mail Server on our Ubuntu Server and configured it to accept incoming mail on port 25 and enable incoming mail retrieval on port 143. Maddy is now ready to use as a mail server.
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