Re: hosting emails at home
On Sunday, December 10, 2017 7:08:16 PM EST André Rodier wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been using Postfix and Dovecot on Debian (Since potato) for my
> personal emails for years.
> After being tired of reinstalling my personal mail server many times, I
> am currently writing some Ansible scripts to do it automatically.
>
> I obviously checked the other projects, and did not found anything close
> to what I am looking for, so I am implementing it now.
>
> The final goal is to have a box that once online, would setup itself, by
> creating the certificates, the DKIM keys and update the appropriate DNS
> records.
>
> This is so far what I have achieved:
> - Automatic generation of certificates using LetsEncrypt
> - Automatic update of the domain entries: imap, smtp, webmail, etc.
> - Automatic generation of a DKIM keys
> - Automatic update of specific records (MX, SPF, DKIM, etc.)
> - LDAP server for user accounts, with or without system login.
> - Installation of Postfix, Dovecot and Roundcube
>
> Sending DKIM signed emails is working, and the IMAP server is configured
> as well, although basic.
>
> The postfix and dovecot configuration are not yet entirely finished. I
> am planing to add an anti spam system, and sieve, amongst other things.
So, I have a very similar problem (I use qmail instead of postfix) and when I
upgrade the server, I make a backup of my config files. I then install the
software and restore the config files (including certificates). Poof--mail
server up and running. What am I missing in your message?
Mark
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