1 Topic by ckhatton (edited by ckhatton 2019-01-08 04:50:01)

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Topic: Run iRedMail on the same server as hosted websites?

Hi there

A general question as I cannot find the answer anywhere... I have a server with multiple vhosts. Can iRedMail be installed on the same server or does it have to be on it's own server?

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Ubuntu 16.04

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Re: Run iRedMail on the same server as hosted websites?

iRedMail is quite picky and expects an empty system for install. Once it is spawned up you will be able to reconfigure all bits and pieces which you would need. So yes it is possible, but quite inconvenient.

I love separation and on my systems, everything runs in Jail (FreeBSD term sorry) so I would recommend containerization.

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Re: Run iRedMail on the same server as hosted websites?

Ar ok. Looking around at other solutions, it is starting to look like I will need to set up a dedicated server just for mail... More expense haha oh well...

Thank you for responding!

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Re: Run iRedMail on the same server as hosted websites?

Adding to what you said, do you know you think the mail server can be run in a docker set up?

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Re: Run iRedMail on the same server as hosted websites?

ckhatton wrote:

Adding to what you said, do you know you think the mail server can be run in a docker set up?

I never tried, but I think that there should not be any problem. It might be actually easier.