Haraka is an open-source Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) written in Node.js. It is designed to be flexible and extensible while remaining easy to set up and maintain. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Haraka on macOS.
Before installing Haraka, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:
To install Haraka on macOS, follow the simple steps given below:
Open the Terminal application on your macOS. You can do this by pressing ⌘+Space and typing "Terminal" in the Spotlight search bar, then pressing Enter.
Clone the Haraka repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/haraka/haraka.git
Once the cloning process is complete, navigate to the Haraka directory using the following command:
cd haraka
Install the required dependencies using the following command:
npm install
Create a new Haraka instance by running the following command:
haraka -i /path/to/haraka-instance
Replace "/path/to/haraka-instance" with the path where you want to create your Haraka instance.
Navigate to the newly created Haraka instance directory using the following command:
cd /path/to/haraka-instance
Configure Haraka by modifying the config files in the "config" directory. Haraka configuration is beyond the scope of this tutorial, but full documentation is available on Haraka's official website (https://haraka.github.io/).
Start Haraka using the following command:
haraka -c .
That's it! You have successfully installed Haraka on macOS.
In this tutorial, we covered the step-by-step process of installing Haraka on macOS. By following these simple steps, you can start using Haraka as your preferred Mail Transfer Agent.
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