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Of course you don’t have to do any of this if you use one of our Linux VPS Hosting services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install a mailserver with Exim and Dovecot.

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To configure the newly created email account, open Thunderbird enter your account details as shown in the pictures below:Įnter your name, your email address and your password and click ‘Continue’.Ĭonfigure your mail server parameters and click ‘Done’. In this example, we are using Mozilla Thunderbird as email client to send/receive emails. Start Dovecot and add it to system’s start-up using: # systemctl start dovecot

Set-up Dovecot so that is allows Exim to use its authentication system in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf # vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf mo GET YOUR VPS # vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf Next, allow plaintext authentication in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf: # vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nfĬonfigure mailbox location and type in /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf: Once installed, configure SSL in Dovecot by editing the following: # vim /etc/dovecot/conf.d/nf Install Dovecot on the system using yum # yum install dovecot Start the EXIM MTA and add it to system’s startup using systemctl # systemctl start exim Server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client Scroll down the the authenticators section and add the following lines: dovecot_login: Tls_privatekey = /etc/ssl/įind the transport section and edit the following: local_delivery: Next, open /etc/exim/nf with your favorite editor and configure exim as follows: # cp /etc/exim/nfĭomainlist local_domains = : Install exim on the CentOS 7 virtual server using yum: # yum install exim Move the SSL certificate and key to /etc/ssl using: # cp /etc/ssl/ # openssl req -nodes -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout -out -days 365 You can purchase and use one of our GeoTrust SSL Certificates or you can create your own self-signed SSL certificate for using the commands below: # mkdir /root/SSL/ -p Since we are going to use SSL in Dovecot and Exim, we need to have an SSL certificate. Once EPEL is enabled, install some useful tools using: # yum install file perl-Mail-SPF.noarch openssl vim If you get a 404 not found, go at and install the latest epel-release rpm package available.Ĭheck if EPEL has been enabled on your system using: # yum repolist

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Once you’re in a screen session, update your CentOS 7 VPS using yum as in: # yum updateĮnable EPEL repository on the CentOS system using: # yum install Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations.įirst off, ssh to your server and initiate a screen session using the command below: # screen -U -S exim-dovecot

#SPAMSIEVE THUNDERBIRD PLUGIN SOFTWARE#

Exim is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, and it aims to be a general and flexible mailer with extensive facilities for checking incoming e-mail.ĭovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 email server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. The following article will guide you through the steps of installing and setting up a mailserver using Exim and Dovecot on a CentOS 7 VPS.įor this tutorial, we are using one of our CentOS-based managed VPS hosting plans, pre-installed with minimal CentOS 7 OS.Įxim is a mail transfer agent (MTA) used on Unix-like operating systems.

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