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Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:55 pm
by River
Hi,
I'm interested in using VestaCP as a mail-only server. I have about 30 domains that I'd like to host, all using external web, dns, etc. I only need the mail. However, when I disabled all those features in the installer, and when trying to setup packages I was getting an error to do with web.
What would be the best way to go about running an email only server?
Thanks.
Re: Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:36 am
by Phogo
I don't think Vesta would be the best for this really. Is a fantastic product, but if you wanted email only you would be better with something like
https://mailcow.email/.
Sorry if this post is against any rules. Please delete if it is.
Re: Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:33 pm
by mehargags
River wrote:when I disabled all those features in the installer, and when trying to setup packages I was getting an error to do with web.
What was the Advanced Install command you used ?
What packages were included ?
What Errors did you get ?
If you expect help, please describe your actions and observations in detail... without which no one has an idea how / what to help you with
Re: Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:26 pm
by River
Phogo wrote:I don't think Vesta would be the best for this really. Is a fantastic product, but if you wanted email only you would be better with something like
https://mailcow.email/.
Sorry if this post is against any rules. Please delete if it is.
We've looked into mailcow, and other projects like it. We chose vesta because of the way we can integrate it with our current system (almost) natively without having to do a lot of modifications.
Re: Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:44 pm
by River
mehargags wrote:River wrote:when I disabled all those features in the installer, and when trying to setup packages I was getting an error to do with web.
What was the Advanced Install command you used ?
What packages were included ?
What Errors did you get ?
If you expect help, please describe your actions and observations in detail... without which no one has an idea how / what to help you with
My bad, I should have known better :P
What was the Advanced Install command you used ?
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bash vst-install.sh --nginx no --apache no --phpfpm no --named no --remi yes --vsftpd no --proftpd no --iptables yes --fail2ban yes --quota yes --exim yes --dovecot yes --spamassassin yes --clamav yes --softaculous no --mysql yes --postgresql no --hostname <removed>.net
What packages were included ?
All were shutoff besides MySQL, IPTables, Fail2ban and the email related ones - Exim, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, and ClamAV.
If there's a different list you'd like me to provide, please let me know where I can find that.
What Errors did you get ?
Here are the options I used on the Creation Page, please note the "Web Template" section does not have any options in the dropdown.
Re: Use vestaCP as a mail only server
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:21 am
by mehargags
Try it with --nginx yes --apache yes so as to have nginx as rev. proxy to Apache, this is standard VestaCP install which should work out of the box.
Not installing Apache and Nginx means you don't have a Webserver at all... how are you going to use Webmail ?
Thats why you can't see anything in Webtemplates... if no Webserver, how/what/why Web templates ?