How to Install Postfix on CentOS 8
In this article, I’m going to share how to install Postfix on CentOS 8 server. Let’s see:
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Remove Sendmail
We need to remove Sendmail if it is installed on your system. Run this command to remove:
sudo dnf remove sendmailInstall Postfix
So, we don’t have any Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) on our server. Now we can install Postfix:
sudo dnf install postfixCheck whether Postfix is installed or not:
rpm -qa|grep postfixAfter that we need to enable & start Postfix:
# enable
sudo systemctl enable postfix
# start
sudo systemctl start postfix
Now we can check status:
systemctl status postfixInstall Email Client
We’ll install mailx email client to check email send:
sudo dnf install mailxAfter installation, I’m going to send a test mail to my system’s admin user obydul:
mail obydulHit enter. The system will ask to provide “Subject“. Then hit enter again and write the email body. After writing body, hit enter and type dot (.) & hit enter again to send mail.
To check whether the email has arrived at its destination, log in as root from the recipient side, and type mail in the terminal.
mailYou’ll see the output like:
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