SnappyMail is a powerful and user-friendly email system that offers seamless email communication and management. Installing it on Ubuntu Server is quite easy and straightforward. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process step by step.
Before we start, there are a few things that you'll need:
It is always recommended to update your system before installing any new software. Use the following command to update your Ubuntu Server:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
Next, we need to install the dependencies required by SnappyMail. Run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install git build-essential python python-dev python-setuptools python-pip python-wheel python-psycopg2 libpq-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev -y
After installing the dependencies, we can now proceed with installing SnappyMail. Clone the SnappyMail repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/snappymail/snappymail.git /opt/snappymail
Next, navigate to the SnappyMail directory and run the installation script:
cd /opt/snappymail
sudo python setup.py install
Once installed, we need to configure SnappyMail by creating a configuration file. Run the following command to create a new configuration file:
sudo cp /opt/snappymail/snappymail.conf.example /etc/snappymail.conf
Edit the snappymail.conf file and modify the settings according to your needs. You may need to change the following settings:
mail.domain: Your domain namemail.address: Email address where SnappyMail will be sending emailsmail.smtp: SMTP server addressmail.port: SMTP server portmail.username: SMTP server usernamemail.password: SMTP server passwordFinally, we can start SnappyMail using the following command:
sudo snappymail start
You can test if SnappyMail is working correctly by sending a test email to your configured email address.
To ensure that SnappyMail starts automatically when your server reboots, you can add it to your system startup. Run the following command to create a new service:
sudo cp /opt/snappymail/snappymail.service /etc/systemd/system/
Reload the systemd daemon:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Enable the SnappyMail service to start at boot:
sudo systemctl enable snappymail
You can now reboot your server and verify if SnappyMail starts automatically:
sudo reboot
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured SnappyMail on your Ubuntu Server.
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