HomeBox is a self-hosted email server that enables users to control their emails and personal data. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install HomeBox on Windows 11.
Before installing HomeBox, you need to ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
Open Command Prompt on your Windows 11 machine.
Clone the HomeBox repository by running the following command in Command Prompt:
git clone https://github.com/progmaticltd/homebox.git
Change your working directory to the downloaded HomeBox repository by running the following command:
cd homebox
Open the .env file in the HomeBox directory using a text editor of your choice.
Configure the required settings in the .env file. You can modify the following settings:
DOMAIN: The domain name under which your HomeBox server will be accessible.EMAIL: The email address through which system alerts and notifications will be sent.TZ: The timezone for your HomeBox server.Save the .env file after making the necessary modifications.
Start the HomeBox server by running the following command:
docker-compose up -d
Wait for the server to start up completely. You can check the status of the server by running the command:
docker-compose ps
If the server is running, you will see output similar to the following:
Name Command State Ports
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homebox_mailsync_1 dockerd-entrypoint.sh Up
homebox_postfix_1 postfix -c /etc/postfix ... Up 587/tcp, 25/tcp
homebox_redis_1 docker-entrypoint.sh redis Up 6379/tcp
homebox_nginx_1 nginx -g daemon off; Up 80/tcp, 0.0.0.0:443->443/tcp
homebox_phpfpm_1 docker-php-entrypoint ph ... Up 9000/tcp
homebox_dovecot_1 dovecot -F Up 0.0.0.0:143->143/tcp, 0.0.0.0:993->993/tcp
homebox_trainer_1 dockerd-entrypoint.sh Up
You can now access your HomeBox server by navigating to https://<domain name> in your web browser. You will need to add a security exception for the SSL certificate before proceeding.
Log in to the HomeBox server with the default username admin and password admin.
Once you have logged in, you can start configuring your HomeBox server as per your requirements.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed HomeBox on Windows 11.
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