diff --git a/src/content/docs/ispmail-trixie/130-install-packages.mdx b/src/content/docs/ispmail-trixie/130-install-packages.mdx index 5e57e76..8f74602 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/ispmail-trixie/130-install-packages.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/ispmail-trixie/130-install-packages.mdx @@ -18,21 +18,22 @@ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \ apache2 python3-certbot-apache libapache2-mod-php \ php-intl php-mbstring php-xml unzip certbot \ roundcube-mysql roundcube roundcube-plugins swaks libnet-ssleay-perl \ - ufw mutt unattended-upgrades mariadb-server + ufw mutt unattended-upgrades mariadb-server \ + rspamd opendkim-tools bind9-dnsutils ``` While the server is downloading and installing the packages, let me give you a quick explanation of each package: - **postfix** / **postfix-mysql** \ - Postfix is the MTA (mail transport agent) that speaks SMTP to send and receive emails. This package installs Postfix with - support for MariaDB databases. + Postfix is the MTA (mail transport agent) that speaks SMTP to send and receive emails. This package installs Postfix + with support for MariaDB databases. - **dovecot** \ Dovecot manages the emsrc/content/docs/ispmail-trixie/140-install-packages.mdx emails using IMAP. - **-lmtpd** \ LMTP (Local Mail Transfer Protocol) provides the glue between Postfix and Dovecot. - **-managesieved** \ - Lets you configure automatic processing rules on the server. Like out-of-office emails or filtering incoming emails to - folders. + Lets you configure automatic processing rules on the server. Like out-of-office emails or filtering incoming emails + to folders. - **-mysql** \ Makes Dovecot able to query MariaDB databases. - **apache** \ @@ -45,17 +46,21 @@ While the server is downloading and installing the packages, let me give you a q Webmail software that lets you access your emails in any web browser. Roundcube speaks to Dovecot to fetch emails. And to Postfix to send emails. - **swaks** / **libnet-ssleay-perl** \ - The SWiss Army Knife of Smtp. Helpful command-line tool to send test emails to a mail server. The additional SSL package - is needed to test encrypted connections. + The SWiss Army Knife of Smtp. Helpful command-line tool to send test emails to a mail server. The additional SSL + package is needed to test encrypted connections. - **certbot** \ Gets a free TLS certificate from [_Let's Encrypt_](https://letsencrypt.org/) for encrypting network communication. - **ufw** \ Universal FireWall. A simple tool to manage firewall rules to limit access to your server. TODO: omit? -- **rspamd** \ - It reliably detects spam. Also handles adding DKIM signature to outgoing email to prevent spoofing your domains. TODO: - later/optional - **mutt** \ - A console-based program that can speak IMAP and also read Maildirs directly. Very helpful for testing the functionality - of your mail server. Think of it as a text-based Thunderbird. + A console-based program that can speak IMAP and also read Maildirs directly. Very helpful for testing the + functionality of your mail server. Think of it as a text-based Thunderbird. - **unattended-upgrades** \ Installs security updates automatically. +- **rspamd** \ + It reliably detects and blocks spam. Also handles adding DKIM signature to outgoing email to prevent spoofing your + domains. +- **opendkim-tools** \ + Not strictly necessary. But a nice tool to verify DKIM signatures. You know, for science. +- **bind9-dnsutils** \ + Provides the infamous `dig` command for an easy way to do DNS lookups.