How to Install Mail-in-a-Box on Manjaro

Mail-in-a-Box is a free and open-source email server that can be installed on your own server. It can manage email accounts, domain settings, webmail, spam filters, and much more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Mail-in-a-Box on Manjaro Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure that you have Manjaro Linux installed on your system, and you have sudo access to run the commands.

Step 1 - Install Prerequisites

First, we need to install some dependencies for Mail-in-a-Box to work. Open the terminal and run the following command to install them:

sudo pacman -S curl git bc libcap

Step 2 - Download Mail-in-a-Box

Next, download the latest Mail-in-a-Box release from the official website, using the following command:

curl -s https://mailinabox.email/setup.sh -o setup.sh

Step 3 - Run the Setup Script

Once the download is complete, you need to execute the setup script. To do this, run the following command:

sudo bash setup.sh

The script will guide you through the installation process. First, it will check your system's requirements and upgrade the package. Then it will ask you to enter the hostname for your mail server.

Enter your email address (e.g. [email protected]): [email protected]
Enter your FULLY QUALIFIED domain name (e.g. mail.example.com): mail.example.com

Enter the email address and fully qualified domain name for your server.

After that, it will ask you to set an admin password for the Mail-in-a-Box dashboard. Once done, the script will start installing the required software packages and configure the mail server.

It may take some time to complete the installation, depending on your connection speed.

Step 4 - Access the Mail-in-a-Box Dashboard

Once the installation is finished, you can access the Mail-in-a-Box dashboard using your web browser. Visit the following URL:

https://mail.example.com/admin

Replace example.com with your domain name. Then, enter the admin username and password that you have set in Step 3.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed Mail-in-a-Box on Manjaro Linux. You can now manage your email accounts, domain settings, webmail, spam filters, and much more using the Mail-in-a-Box dashboard. If you face any issues during the installation, you can contact the Mail-in-a-Box community forum for support.