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# Install iRedMail on FreeBSD
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[TOC]
> If you want to install iRedMail inside FreeBSD __Jail__, please use
> this installation guide instead:
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> [Install iRedMail inside FreeBSD Jail (with ezjail)](./install.iredmail.on.freebsd.with.jail.html)
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## System Requirements
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!!! warning
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* iRedMail is designed to be deployed on a __FRESH__ server system, which
means your server does __NOT__ have mail related components installed,
e.g. MySQL, OpenLDAP, Postfix, Dovecot, Amavisd, etc. iRedMail will install
and configure them for you automatically. Otherwise it may override your
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existing files/configurations although it will backup files before
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modifying, and it may not be working as expected.
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* Many ISPs block port 25 by default, it's used for communication between
mail servers, it must be open, otherwise your server may be not able to
receive or / and send emails. Please contact your ISP to make sure it's
not blocked, or ask them to unblock.
- Amazon AWS EC2. Request to [remove the throttle on port 25 ](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/ec2-port-25-throttle/ ).
- Google Cloud Platform.
- Microsoft Azure.
- Linode. Explained in the [blog post ](https://www.linode.com/blog/linode/a-new-policy-to-help-fight-spam/ ),
you can open a support ticket to request the Linode team to open it.
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- DigitalOcean. According to [a post in their community ](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/port-25-465-is-blocked-how-can-i-enable-it ), __SEEMS__ impossible to unblock port 25, that means you can __NOT__ run mail server on DigitalOcean VPS.
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To install iRedMail on FreeBSD, you need:
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* A __FRESH__ , minimal, working FreeBSD system, no additional ports or binary
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packages were installed. Supported releases are listed on
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[Download ](https://www.iredmail.org/download.html ) page.
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* At least `2 GB` memory is required for a low traffic production mail server, but
`4 GB` is strongly recommended to prevent ClamAV eating too much memory for big virus
signature database.
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* Make sure 3 UID/GID are not used by other user/group: 2000, 2001, 2002.
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Note: All packages will be installed from ports tree.
## Preparations
### Set a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) hostname on your server
No matter your server is a testing machine or production server, it's strongly
recommended to set a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) hostname.
Enter command `hostname -f` to view the current hostname:
```shell
# hostname -f
mx.example.com
```
On FreeBSD, hostname is set in two files: `/etc/rc.conf` , `/etc/hosts` .
* `/etc/rc.conf` : set hostname.
```
# Part of File: /etc/rc.conf
hostname="mx.example.com"
```
* `/etc/hosts` : hostname < => IP address mapping.
```
# Part of file: /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 mx.example.com mx localhost localhost.localdomain
```
Verify the FQDN hostname. If it wasn't changed, please reboot server to make it work.
```
# hostname -f
mx.example.com
```
### Update ports tree via portsnap
```
# portsnap fetch extract update
```
### Install package `bash-static`, it's required by iRedMail
```bash
# pkg install bash-static
```
### Download the latest release of iRedMail
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* Visit [Download page ](https://www.iredmail.org/download.html ) to get the
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latest stable release of iRedMail.
* Upload iRedMail to your mail server via ftp or scp or whatever method you
can use, login to the server to install iRedMail. We assume you uploaded
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it to `/root/iRedMail-x.y.z.tar.gz` (replace x.y.z by the real version number).
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* Uncompress iRedMail tarball:
```
# cd /root/
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# tar zxf iRedMail-x.y.z.tar.gz
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```
## Start iRedMail installer
It's now ready to start iRedMail installer, it will ask you several simple
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questions, that's all required to setup a full-featured mail server.
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```
# cd /root/iRedMail-x.y.z/
# bash iRedMail.sh
```
## Screenshots of installation:
* Welcome and thanks for your use
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![](./images/installation/welcome.png){: width="700px" }
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* Specify location to store all mailboxes. Default is `/var/vmail/` .
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![](./images/installation/mail_storage.png){: width="700px" }
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* Choose backend used to store mail accounts. You can manage mail accounts
with iRedAdmin, our web-based iRedMail admin panel.
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!!! note
There's no big difference between available backends, so
it's strongly recommended to choose the one you're familiar with for easier
management and maintenance after installation.
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![](./images/installation/backends.png){: width="700px" }
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* If you choose to store mail accounts in OpenLDAP, iRedMail installer will
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ask to set the LDAP suffix.
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![](./images/installation/ldap_suffix.png){: width="700px" }
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!!! note "To MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL users"
If you choose to store mail accounts in MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL, iRedMail
installer will generate a random, strong password for you. You can find it
in file `iRedMail.tips` .
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* Add your first mail domain name
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![](./images/installation/first_domain.png){: width="700px" }
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* Set password of admin account of your first mail domain.
__Note__: This account is an admin account and a mail user. That means you can
login to webmail and admin panel (iRedAdmin) with this account, login username
is full email address.
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![](./images/installation/admin_pw.png){: width="700px" }
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* Choose optional components
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![](./images/installation/optional_components.png){: width="700px" }
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After answered above questions, iRedMail installer will ask you to review and
confirm to start installation. It will install and configure required packages
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automatically. Type `y` or `Y` and press `Enter` to start.
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![](./images/installation/review.png){: width="700px" }
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## Important things you __MUST__ know after installation
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!!! warning
The weakest part of a mail server is user's weak password. Spammers don't
want to hack your server, they just want to send spam from your server.
Please __ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS__ force users to use a strong password.
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* Read file `/root/iRedMail-x.y.z/iRedMail.tips` first, it contains:
* URLs, usernames and passwords of web-based applications
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* Location of mail service related software configuration files. You can
also check this tutorial instead:
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[Locations of configuration and log files of major components ](./file.locations.html ).
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* Some other important and sensitive information
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* [Setup DNS records for your mail server ](./setup.dns.html )
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* [How to configure your mail clients ](./index.html#configure-mail-client-applications )
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* [Locations of configuration and log files of major components ](./file.locations.html )
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* It's highly recommended to get a SSL cert to avoid annonying warning
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message in web browser or mail clients when accessing mailbox via
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HTTPS/IMAPS/POP3/SMTPS. [Let's Encrypt offers __FREE__ SSL certificate ](https://letsencrypt.org ).
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We have a document for you to
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[use a SSL certificate ](./use.a.bought.ssl.certificate.html ).
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* If you need to bulk create mail users, check our document for
[OpenLDAP ](./ldap.bulk.create.mail.users.html ) and
[MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL ](./sql.bulk.create.mail.users.html ).
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* If you're running a busy mail server, we have [some suggestions for better
performance](./performance.tuning.html).
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## Access webmail and other web applications
After installation successfully completed, you can access web-based programs
if you choose to install them. Replace `your_server` below by your real server
hostname or IP address.
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* __Roundcube webmail__: < https: // your_server / mail />
* __SOGo Groupware__: < https: // your_server / SOGo >
* __Web admin panel (iRedAdmin)__: < httpS: // your_server / iredadmin />
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## Get technical support
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* You are welcome to post issues, feedbacks, feature requests, suggestions in
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our [online support forum ](https://forum.iredmail.org/ ), it's more
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responsive than you expected.
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* We offer paid professional support service too, check our web site for more
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details: [Get Professional Support from iRedMail Team ](https://www.iredmail.org/support.html ).