From 109052b5127985a698544453843afe3dc9aba056 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: revsuine Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:24:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md: add mentions of 'easier' solutions in intro and add tags --- .../blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md b/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md index be0b9ec..6e9394d 100644 --- a/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md +++ b/content/blog/mail_server_alpine_postfix_dovecot_tutorial.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ date = '2024-11-19T16:29:01Z' draft = true title = 'How to Set up a Mail Server on Alpine Linux with Postfix and Dovecot' +tags = ['mail server', 'alpine linux', 'postfix', 'dovecot'] +++ # About mail servers @@ -52,6 +53,13 @@ you can at least know that your email is secure, though not private; Google will knowledge and skills to secure a mail server. If you are not confident in your ability to do this and not interested in learning, you may want to find another solution. +There are also existing solutions that aim to "simplify" the process of managing a mail server; there have always been +plenty of services offering mail server hosting which is managed for you, the customer, and there are also projects +like [Mailcow](https://mailcow.email/), which is an attempt to make a user-friendly distributable mail server stack +based on Docker. It has a web GUI you can use to configure your mail server. This may be an option for people who value +digital sovereignty but don't want to get their hands dirty with config files. I only mention this as something you may +want to look into; I have never used Mailcow and cannot recommend it personally. + # Why this tutorial? There are many tutorials on the internet about how to set up a mail server. I don't claim that mine is particularly