From c3787bebdc10f8a96d9a8a4fc50278b268bd7c31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Fox Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 18:42:05 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Blog: Add maddy post --- posts/2022-01-09-maddy-rules.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/2022-01-09-maddy-rules.md diff --git a/posts/2022-01-09-maddy-rules.md b/posts/2022-01-09-maddy-rules.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae03557 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2022-01-09-maddy-rules.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +template: post +title: Maddy: the five-minute mail server +author: flewkey +timestamp: 1641781240 + +I am waiting at the airport this evening, cursing the weather for delaying my +flight for so long. I’ve already bumped my +[packages](https://git.sdf.org/flewkey/flewkey-overlay), so I might as well +gush about some software that I adore. + +A few months ago, [cricket](https://cricket.piapiac.org/) published a +[blog post](https://cricket.piapiac.org/blog/openbsd-mail-server/) outlining how +he configured his mail server on OpenBSD. Reading this post made me consider +self-hosting my email as well, since Yandex is a pain in the neck to deal with. +However, configuring a mail server seemed annoying as well, so I put it off. + +A few weeks later, I learned about the +[Maddy Mail Server](https://maddy.email/), +a moment which forever changed my life. The server is a single daemon with a +sane default configuration, requiring no significant dependencies by default. +It is so simple and foolproof that even I could set it up. After packaging it +for Debian, guided by the +[installation instructions](https://maddy.email/tutorials/setting-up/), +it was smooth sailing. + +### Installing maddy +* Install package +* Make certbot keys readable for maddy +* Set the domain name in the config +* Start the daemon +* Add the DNS records +* Make an account +* Connect an email client + +### Conclusion + +Setting up maddy is as easy as configuring NGINX. It only took me five minutes +to get up and running. +There are no more excuses: self-hosting email is easy now. If you are +interested, please give it a go.