How to Install Docker-Mailserver on Kali Linux

Introduction

Docker-Mailserver is a mail server built on top of Docker containers. It is a powerful and flexible tool that allows you to easily create and manage your own email server. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Docker-Mailserver on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have the following:

  • A computer running Kali Linux Latest
  • Docker installed and running properly
  • Basic knowledge of working with Docker containers and images.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

First, we need to ensure that our system is up to date and install the required dependencies for Docker-Mailserver. Run the following commands in your terminal:

apt-get update
apt-get install -y python-pip python-dev libssl-dev libffi-dev

Step 2: Install Docker-Mailserver

Next, we will install Docker-Mailserver by running the following command in your terminal:

pip install docker-mailserver[mysql]

Step 3: Create Directory for Configuration

We will now create a directory to store our Docker-Mailserver configuration files. Run the following command in your terminal:

mkdir mailserver
cd mailserver

Step 4: Generate Configuration Files

Now, we need to generate the configuration files for Docker-Mailserver. Run the following command in your terminal:

docker run -ti -v $(pwd):/tmp/docker-mailserver --rm docker.io/mailserver/docker-mailserver:edge generate

This will generate the required configuration files in your mailserver directory.

Step 5: Configure Docker-Mailserver

We now need to configure our Docker-Mailserver instance. Open the mailserver.cfg file in your preferred text editor and make any necessary changes to the configuration options.

Step 6: Run Docker-Mailserver

Finally, we can start our Docker-Mailserver instance using the following command:

docker run -d --name mail -p 25:25 -p 143:143 -p 587:587 -v $(pwd):/tmp/docker-mailserver mailserver/docker-mailserver:edge start

This will start the mail server and map the required ports to our host system.

Conclusion

Congratulation! You have now installed and set up Docker-Mailserver on your Kali Linux running system. Now you can start using your very own mail server.