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docker-mailserver

A fullstack but simple mail server (smtp, imap, antispam, antivirus...).
Only configuration files, no SQL database. Keep it simple and versioned.
Easy to deploy and upgrade.

Includes:

postfix with smtp auth
courier-imap with ssl support
amavis
spamassasin
clamav with automatic updates

Additional informations:

only config files, no *sql database required
mails are stored in /var/mail/${domain}/${username}
email login are full email address (username1@my-domain.com)
ssl is strongly recommended
do not add whitespace in $docker_mail_users or $docker_mail_aliases
user accounts are managed in ./postfix/accounts.cf
redirections are managed in ./postfix/redirects.cf
antispam are rules are managed in ./spamassassin/rules.cf
files must be mounted to /tmp in your container (see docker-compose.yml template)

installation

docker pull tvial/docker-mailserver

build

docker build -t tvial/docker-mailserver .

run

docker run -p "25:25" -p "143:143" -p "587:587" -p "993:993" -e docker_mail_domain=my-domain.com -t tvial/docker-mailserver

docker-compose template (recommended)

mail:
  # image: tvial/docker-mailserver
  build: .
  hostname: mail
  domainname: my-domain.com
  ports:
  - "25:25"
  - "143:143"
  - "587:587"
  - "993:993"
  environment:
    docker_mail_domain: "my-domain.com"
  volumes:
  - ./spamassassin:/tmp/spamassassin/:ro
  - ./postfix:/tmp/postfix/:ro

Volumes allow to:

Insert custom antispam rules
Manage mail users, passwords and aliases

usage

docker-compose up -d mail

client configuration

# imap
username:  				<username1@my-domain.com>
password:  				<username1password>
server:    				<your-server-ip-or-hostname>
imap port: 				143 or 993 with ssl (recommended)
imap path prefix:		INBOX
auth method:			md5 challenge-response

# smtp
smtp port:				25 or 587 with ssl (recommended)
username:  				<username1@my-domain.com>
password:  				<username1password>
auth method:			md5 challenge-response

todo

Things to do or to improve are stored on Github, some open by myself. Feel free to improve this docker image.

wanna help?

Fork, improve and PR. ;-)

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