Courier MTA is a mail transport agent that allows you to send and receive emails. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Courier MTA on nixOS Latest.
Before you start the installation process, make sure that you have the following:
It's important to make sure that your system is up-to-date before installing any new packages. Run the following command to update your system:
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
This command will update your system to the latest version of nixOS.
To install Courier MTA, run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i courier-imap
This command will install the Courier MTA package.
You need to configure Courier MTA before you can start using it. The configuration files are located in the /etc/courier directory.
sudo -i
cd /etc/courier
cp imapd cnm cnm.orig
vi imapd
This command will copy the default configuration files to a new location, so you can make changes to them. Then, open the imapd configuration file using your preferred text editor.
Change the following line:
SMTPAUTH_REQUIRED=0
to:
SMTPAUTH_REQUIRED=1
Save the changes and exit the editor.
Now that Courier MTA is installed and configured, you can start the service by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start courier-imap
This command will start the Courier MTA service.
To test Courier MTA, you can send a test email to your email address. If the email is delivered successfully, Courier MTA is working correctly.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Courier MTA on nixOS Latest.
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