How to Install vSMTP on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps of installing vSMTP mail transfer agent on FreeBSD latest.

Step 1: Update FreeBSD

Before we start with the installation of vSMTP, we need to ensure that FreeBSD is up to date by running the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

This command will update the system and install any available updates.

Step 2: Download vSMTP

The next step is to download vSMTP from the official website at https://viridit.com/vsmtp-mail-transfer-agent/. You can use the following command to download vSMTP:

sudo fetch https://viridit.com/releases/vsmtp-1.0.tar.gz

This command will download vSMTP-1.0.tar.gz to your FreeBSD system.

Step 3: Extract vSMTP

Once the download is complete, you can extract the vSMTP archive using the following command:

sudo tar -xf vsmtp-1.0.tar.gz

This command will extract vSMTP into a directory named vsmtp-1.0.

Step 4: Install vSMTP

Now that vSMTP is extracted, you can navigate into the vsmtp-1.0 directory and run the following command to install vSMTP:

sudo make install

This command will compile and install the vSMTP mail transfer agent on your FreeBSD system.

Step 5: Configure vSMTP

After installation, you need to configure vSMTP to work with your mail server. You can edit the configuration file located at /usr/local/etc/vsmtp.conf using your favorite text editor:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/vsmtp.conf

You can then modify the configuration file to match your mail server settings.

Step 6: Start vSMTP

Once vSMTP is installed and configured, you can start it using the following command:

sudo service vsmtp start

This command will start vSMTP as a background process, and you should now be able to send emails using vSMTP.

Conclusion

Now you have successfully installed and configured vSMTP, and you can start sending emails using this mail transfer agent on FreeBSD latest.