How to Install EmailRelay on FreeBSD Latest

EmailRelay is a free and open-source email delivery software that allows you to relay emails through a specified host. In this tutorial, we'll guide you through the process of installing EmailRelay on FreeBSD Latest.

Before we begin, make sure that your FreeBSD system is up to date with the latest version of the operating system and that you have root privileges.

Step 1: Install Prerequisites

First, we need to install some prerequisite packages required to build EmailRelay:

pkg install autoconf automake libtool libiconv libhiredis libevent openssl

Step 2: Download and Extract EmailRelay

Next, download the latest version of EmailRelay from the official website:

fetch https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/emailrelay/emailrelay/2.2/emailrelay-2.2-src.tar.gz

Once the download is complete, extract the source code:

tar -xzvf emailrelay-2.2-src.tar.gz
cd emailrelay-2.2

Step 3: Build and Install EmailRelay

Use the following commands to build and install EmailRelay:

./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make install

This will install EmailRelay in /usr/local/bin/emailrelay.

Step 4: Configure EmailRelay

Now that we have installed EmailRelay, we need to configure it. Create a new configuration file using your preferred text editor:

touch /usr/local/etc/emailrelay.conf
nano /usr/local/etc/emailrelay.conf

Here's an example configuration file:

# Basic Configuration
listen-address=127.0.0.1
listen-port=9999
smtp-relay=smtp.gmail.com:587
[email protected]:password

# Advanced Configuration
debug-level=10
log-level=6
hosts-config=/usr/local/etc/emailrelay.hosts

Replace smtp-relay and smtp-login with your SMTP relay server details. You can also configure other settings as required.

Step 5: Start EmailRelay

Finally, start EmailRelay with the following command:

emailrelay /usr/local/etc/emailrelay.conf

This will start the EmailRelay service, listening on the specified address and port for SMTP requests.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured EmailRelay on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can use EmailRelay to relay your email through a specified host.