Haraka is an open-source email server built using Node.js. It is a highly scalable server and is designed to be extremely modular. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Haraka on Windows 10.
Before we begin, make sure you have the following installed on your system:
Follow these steps to install Haraka:
Open your preferred shell, such as Command Prompt or PowerShell, and navigate to the directory where you want to install Haraka.
Clone the Haraka repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/haraka/Haraka.git
Once the repository is cloned, navigate to the Haraka directory using the following command:
cd Haraka
To install the required dependencies, run the following command:
npm install
Once the installation is complete, start Haraka using the following command:
node_modules/haraka/bin/haraka -i .
This will start the Haraka server and create the configuration files.
After the server has started, you can send a test email using telnet. Open a new shell and enter the following command:
telnet localhost 25
This will open a telnet session to the Haraka server. You can now enter the following commands to send a test email:
EHLO example.com
MAIL FROM:<you@example.com>
RCPT TO:<recipient@example.com>
DATA
Subject: Test Email
This is a test email.
.
QUIT
If the email was successfully sent, you should see a response similar to the following:
250 OK: queued as 1234567890
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Haraka on Windows 10. You can now start using Haraka as your email server for your applications. For more information about using Haraka, check out the documentation on the official Haraka website.
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