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The instructions below are specific to my homelab environment, but can be easily ported depending on your needs. This guide also assumes you want to operate a PostgreSQL-based iRedMail installation. You can follow along with the official documentation on [Installation](https://docs.iredmail.org/install.iredmail.on.rhel.html) as well as [DNS Record Configuration](https://docs.iredmail.org/setup.dns.html) if you want more detailed explanations throughout the installation process. The instructions below are specific to my homelab environment, but can be easily ported depending on your needs. This guide also assumes you want to operate a PostgreSQL-based iRedMail installation. You can follow along with the official documentation on [Installation](https://docs.iredmail.org/install.iredmail.on.rhel.html) as well as [DNS Record Configuration](https://docs.iredmail.org/setup.dns.html) if you want more detailed explanations throughout the installation process.
## Configure FQDN ## Configure FQDN
Ensure the FQDN of the server is correctly set. You can find the hostname configured in two locations: `/etc/hostname` and `/etc/hosts`. Ensure the FQDN of the server is correctly set in `/etc/hostname`. The `/etc/hosts` file will be automatically injected using the FQDN from `/etc/hostname` in a script further down, don't worry about editing it.
## Disable SELinux ## Disable SELinux
iRedMail doesn't work with SELinux, so please disable it by setting below value in its config file /etc/selinux/config. After server reboot, SELinux will be completely disabled. iRedMail doesn't work with SELinux, so please disable it by setting below value in its config file /etc/selinux/config. After server reboot, SELinux will be completely disabled.
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You absolutely need to ensure that `/var/vmail` has a lot of space. At least 16GB. This is where all of your emails / mailboxes / a lot of settings will be. If possible, create a second physical/virtual disk specifically for the `/var` partition, or specifically for `/var/vmail` at minimum, so you can expand it over time if necessary. LVM-based provisioning is recommended but not required. You absolutely need to ensure that `/var/vmail` has a lot of space. At least 16GB. This is where all of your emails / mailboxes / a lot of settings will be. If possible, create a second physical/virtual disk specifically for the `/var` partition, or specifically for `/var/vmail` at minimum, so you can expand it over time if necessary. LVM-based provisioning is recommended but not required.
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# Automatically configure the /etc/hosts file to point to the server listed in "/etc/hostname".
sudo sed -i "1i 127.0.0.1 $(cat /etc/hostname) $(cut -d '.' -f 1 /etc/hostname) localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4" /etc/hosts
# Check for Updates in the Package Manager # Check for Updates in the Package Manager
yum update -y yum update -y