Mail Server : Install Dovecot2024/04/17

	Install Dovecot to configure POP/IMAP Server.
[1]	Install Dovecot.

root@mail:~ #

pkg install -y dovecot

[2]	This example shows to configure to provide SASL function to Postfix.

root@mail:~ #

mkdir /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/dovecot.conf /usr/local/etc/dovecot/

root@mail:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/dovecot//dovecot.conf

# line 25 : add

protocols = imap pop3

# line 30 : uncomment (if not use IPv6, remove [::])

listen = *, ::

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/conf.d/10-auth.conf /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/

root@mail:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-auth.conf

# line 10 : uncomment and change (allow plain text auth)

disable_plaintext_auth =

# line 100 : add

auth_mechanisms = plain

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/conf.d/10-mail.conf /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/

root@mail:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-mail.conf

# line 30 : uncomment and add

mail_location =

maildir:~/Maildir

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/conf.d/10-master.conf /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/

root@mail:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-master.conf

# line 110-112 : uncomment and add like follows

  # Postfix smtp-auth
  unix_listener /var/spool/postfix/private/auth {
    mode = 0666
    user = postfix
    group = postfix
  }

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/conf.d/10-ssl.conf /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/

root@mail:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/10-ssl.conf

# line 6 : uncomment

ssl = yes

# line 12, 13 : comment out
# * use this parameter when enabling SSL/TLS setting

ssl_cert = </etc/ssl/certs/dovecot.pem

ssl_key = </etc/ssl/private/dovecot.pem

root@mail:~ #

cp -p /usr/local/etc/dovecot/example-config/conf.d/auth-system.conf.ext /usr/local/etc/dovecot/conf.d/

root@mail:~ #

service dovecot enable

root@mail:~ #

service dovecot start

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