Installing Docker-mailserver on MXLinux Latest

Docker-mailserver is an open-source mail server that can be deployed using Docker containers. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install docker-mailserver on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you can install docker-mailserver, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

  • MXLinux Latest
  • Docker (you can install Docker using the command sudo apt-get install docker)
  • Docker-compose (you can install Docker-compose using the command sudo apt-get install docker-compose)

Steps

  1. Download the docker-mailserver configuration files by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver.git
  1. Navigate to the docker-mailserver directory by running the following command:
cd docker-mailserver
  1. Copy the file .env.dist to .env by running the following command:
cp .env.dist .env

  1. Modify the .env file to match your configuration preferences. You can use a text editor of your choice to modify the .env file. Make sure to save your changes.

  2. Add your mail containers to Docker by running the following command:

sudo docker-compose up -d mail
  1. Check that the containers are up and running by running the following command:
sudo docker ps

You should see the mail containers in the list.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed docker-mailserver on MXLinux Latest. You can now configure your mail server settings and start using Docker-mailserver.