How to Install Maddy Mail Server on Ubuntu Server

In this tutorial, we will be learning how to install Maddy Mail Server on Ubuntu Server. Maddy is an open-source mail server that is easy to set up and scalable. Maddy features include support for modern email protocols, anti-spam, and anti-virus detection.

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, you will need:

  • Ubuntu Server latest version.

  • SSH terminal access to your Ubuntu Server.

Step 1: Update Ubuntu Server

Before we begin installing Maddy, we need to update our Ubuntu Server. To do this, open your SSH terminal and enter the following command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Maddy

Once your Ubuntu Server is up to date, we can now install Maddy. Follow these steps:

Step 2.1. Install Dependencies

Maddy requires the following dependencies to be installed on your Ubuntu Server:

  • OpenSSL

  • SQLite3

  • libc++abi1

To install these dependencies, run the following command:

sudo apt install openssl sqlite3 libc++abi1

Step 2.2. Clone Maddy Repository

Now, we need to clone Maddy’s repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/foxcpp/maddy

Step 2.3. Build Maddy

After cloning the Maddy repository, we can now build it using the following command:

cd maddy && make

Step 2.4. Install Maddy

Once Maddy is built, we can now install it using the following command:

sudo make install

Step 3. Configure Maddy

Maddy’s default configuration file is located at /usr/local/etc/maddy/maddy.conf. We can edit this file using any text editor, such as nano or vim, to configure Maddy according to our needs.

For example, to enable SMTP and IMAP protocols, we need to add the following lines to our configuration file:

protocol smtp {
    listen ":25"
}

protocol imap {
    listen ":143"
}

This will allow Maddy to receive incoming mail on port 25 and enable incoming mail retrieval on port 143.

Step 4. Start Maddy Service

After making changes to our Maddy configuration file, we need to start the Maddy service using the following command:

sudo systemctl start maddy

If you encounter any errors, you can check the Maddy service status using the following command:

sudo systemctl status maddy

Conclusion

We have successfully installed Maddy Mail Server on our Ubuntu Server and configured it to accept incoming mail on port 25 and enable incoming mail retrieval on port 143. Maddy is now ready to use as a mail server.