Mailu is an open-source, email server designed to provide a modern and fast way to handle your emails. It is a complete, turn-key email solution which includes SMTP, IMAP, and webmail interfaces. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mailu on Void Linux.
Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following requirements ready:
Begin by installing the required dependencies using the following command:
sudo xbps-install -Syu python3 python3-dev py3-pip libressl libressl-dev libffi libffi-dev gcc musl-dev build-base
This command will install Python3, Python3 development packages, pip3, Libressl, Libressl development packages, Libffi, Libffi development packages, GCC, musl-dev, and the build-base package.
To install Docker and Docker-Compose, run the following commands:
sudo xbps-install -S docker
sudo usermod -aG docker [username]
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/docker /var/service/
sudo xbps-install -S docker-compose
Note: Replace [username] with your username.
Next, clone the Mailu repository by executing the command below:
sudo git clone https://github.com/Mailu/Mailu.git /opt/mailu
Before running Mailu, you'll need to configure it to suit your needs.
First, navigate to the Mailu directory and copy .env.sample to create a .env file:
cd /opt/mailu
cp .env.sample .env
Next, edit the .env file to suit your needs:
sudo nano .env
The file will contain the Mailu configuration options, modify the options as per your needs.
After modifying the configuration options, save and exit the file.
Now that Mailu is configured, you can start it by running the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d
This will start Docker and start a new instance of Mailu.
To check if Mailu is running correctly, execute the following command:
sudo docker ps
This should list all running Docker containers, including the Mailu container.
You can access Mailu by navigating to http://localhost:8080/ in your web browser.
To create a new user account, run the command:
sudo docker-compose run admin flask fab add-user
After running this command, enter the user details as prompted.
Congratulations, you've successfully installed Mailu on Void Linux!
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mailu on Void Linux by installing the necessary dependencies, cloning the Mailu repository, configuring Mailu, running Docker, and accessing Mailu. Feel free to explore the Mailu documentation to set up additional features such as spam protection, forwarding, and aliases on your Mailu installation.
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