How to Install iRedMail on Windows 10

iRedMail is a free and open source mail server solution that provides users with a full-featured mail server solution. However, it is designed primarily for Linux-based systems, and therefore not available for Windows operating systems. However, you can install iRedMail on Windows 10 by using a virtualization software like VirtualBox.

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install iRedMail on a Windows 10 machine using VirtualBox.

Prerequisites

• VirtualBox installed on your Windows 10 machine
• Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS ISO file downloaded from Ubuntu's official website

Steps to Install iRedMail

1. Open VirtualBox and click on "New" button to create a new virtual machine. Choose "Linux" as the type and "Ubuntu (64-bit)" as the version.

2. Allocate the amount of RAM that you want to use for your virtual machine. Anything above 2GB of RAM is good.

3. Choose "Create a virtual hard disk now" and click on the Create button to proceed.

4. Select "VDI" as the hard disk file type.

5. Choose "Dynamically allocated" as the storage option.

6. Allocate the amount of hard disk space that you want to use for your virtual machine. Anything above 20GB is good.

7. Insert the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded earlier into the virtual optical drive.

8. Start the virtual machine and select the "Install Ubuntu" option to proceed with the installation process.

9. Follow the installation wizard and when you reach the Installation type step, select "Erase disk and install Ubuntu".

10. After the installation is complete, restart the virtual machine and login to Ubuntu.

11. Go to the Terminal and run the following command to update your system:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

12. Download the iRedMail script using the following command:

wget https://iredmail.org/packages/iredmail.sh

13. Run the iRedMail script with the following command:

sudo bash iredmail.sh

14. Follow the iRedMail installation wizard to install the mail server. You will need to provide information such as domain, hostname, database password, and admin password to complete the installation.

15. After the installation is complete, you can access iRedMail webmail using the URL: https://<your-server-ip>/mail/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed iRedMail on Windows 10 using VirtualBox.

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