How to install and configure Postfix on Debian | Linux Today

How to install and configure Postfix on Debian

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 6, 2015

In this tutorial we will show you how to install and configure Postfix on your Debian VPS.

WHAT IS POSTFIX?
Postfix is one of the most popular Mail Transfer Agent (MTA). It is also free,open-source software what can be used to route and delivers electronic mail on any Linux system.

It is intended as an alternative to the widely used Sendmail MTA and it is estimated that around 25% of public mail servers on the internet run Postfix.

LEt’s START
The first thing you need to do before starting with the installation is to log in to your Debian VPS as ROOT via SSH. Once you are in make sure that your Debian system is fully up-to-date by running the following commands in your terminal:

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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