How to Install SquirrelMail on FreeBSD Latest

SquirrelMail is a free and open-source web-based email client that allows you to access your email accounts on a remote server. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and set up SquirrelMail on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you should have:

• A FreeBSD Latest server
• Root access to the server

Step 1: Update package database

First, update the package database to ensure that you are installing the latest version of SquirrelMail.

# pkg update

Step 2: Install Apache web server

SquirrelMail requires a web server to run, and Apache is one of the most commonly used web servers. To install Apache, run the following command:

# pkg install apache24

Step 3: Install PHP

SquirrelMail is written in PHP, so you will need to install PHP on your server. Run the following command to install PHP:

# pkg install php74

Step 4: Install SquirrelMail

To install SquirrelMail, run the following command:

# pkg install squirrelmail

Step 5: Configure SquirrelMail

After installing SquirrelMail, we need to configure it. Open the config.php file with your favorite text editor and edit the following lines:

# vi /usr/local/www/squirrelmail/config/config.php

$default_folder_prefix          = '';
$domain                         = 'example.com';
$imap_server_type               = 'uw';
$imap_server                    = 'localhost';
$smtp_server                    = 'localhost';

Make sure to replace example.com with your actual domain name. Also, change the imap_server_type to use the type of your IMAP server.

Save the changes and close the file.

Step 6: Start Apache and Verify

Now that we have installed and configured SquirrelMail, start the Apache web server and verify if the webmail is accessible from a web browser.

# sysrc apache24_enable=YES
# service apache24 start

Open a web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-address/squirrelmail. You should see the SquirrelMail login page.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up SquirrelMail on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can start using it to access your email accounts remotely.