7

i have a linode account and trying to setup an email server where i can send and receive email from my registered domain.

i typed this into shell: sudo tasksel install mail-server

but what is the next step?

ish
  • 138,666
  • 36
  • 303
  • 312
Exploit
  • 223
  • 3
  • 10

1 Answers1

6

Running a mailserver is not a install-and-go process. Over time you'll want to deal with spam and viruses and people trying to hack your machine via the mail servers. Despite hosting dozens of domains, I don't host email at all. I've farmed all of that off to Google Mail and I recommend everybody does something similar.

Life is too short to worry about your email server twice a day.

But assuming you still want to install a mail server, you'll want to follow the proper guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer

The short version is:

  • Install MTA (eg: Postfix) and configure it to allow mail in for your domain
  • Install MDA (eg: Dovecot) to allow people to collect their mail
Oli
  • 289,791
  • 117
  • 680
  • 835
  • i did a clean install and followed this guide: http://library.linode.com/email/postfix/dovecot-mysql-ubuntu-10.04-lucid#sph_set-the-hostname – Exploit Jun 24 '12 at 23:42
  • 2
    +1 for Life is too short to worry about your email server twice a day. – akshayb Jul 26 '13 at 16:19
  • If you need to setup an email server quickly, this might help: https://mailinabox.email/guide.html – Aaron Cicali Apr 02 '21 at 18:48