Install and configure postfix on your system.
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This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml
and is tested on each push, pull request and release.
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: yes
roles:
- role: robertdebock.postfix
postfix_relayhost: "[relay.example.com]"
postfix_myhostname: "smtp.example.com"
postfix_mydomain: "example.com"
postfix_myorigin: "example.com"
postfix_mynetworks:
- 127.0.0.0/8
- 192.168.0.0/16
postfix_aliases:
- name: root
destination: [email protected]
The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml
:
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: no
roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.core_dependencies
Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.
The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml
:
---
# defaults file for postfix
# These settings are required in postfix.
postfix_myhostname: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
postfix_mydomain: "{{ ansible_domain | default('localdomain', true) }}"
postfix_myorigin: "{{ ansible_domain | default('localdomain', true) }}"
# To "listen" on public interfaces, set inet_interfaces to something like
# "all" or the name of the interface, such as "eth0".
postfix_inet_interfaces: "loopback-only"
# Enable IPv4, and IPv6 if supported - if IPV4 only set to ipv4
postfix_inet_protocols: all
# Set a banner
postfix_banner: "$myhostname ESMTP $mail_name"
# The distination tells Postfix what mails to accept mail for.
postfix_mydestination: $mydomain, $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost
# To accept email from other machines, set the mynetworks to something like
# "- 192.168.0.0/24".
postfix_mynetworks:
- 127.0.0.0/8
# These settings change the role of the postfix server to a relay host.
# postfix_relay_domains: "$mydestination"
# If you want to forward emails to another central relay server, set relayhost.
# use brackets to sent to the A-record of the relayhost.
# postfix_relayhost: "[relay.example.com]"
# Set the restrictions for receiving mails.
postfix_smtpd_recipient_restrictions:
- permit_mynetworks
- permit_sasl_authenticated
- reject_unauth_destination
- reject_invalid_hostname
- reject_non_fqdn_hostname
- reject_non_fqdn_sender
- reject_non_fqdn_recipient
- reject_unknown_sender_domain
- reject_unknown_recipient_domain
- reject_rbl_client sbl.spamhaus.org
- reject_rbl_client cbl.abuseat.org
- reject_rbl_client dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net
- permit
postfix_smtpd_sender_restrictions:
- reject_unknown_sender_domain
# The default SMTP TLS security level for the Postfix SMTP client
# Valid values are: dane, encrypt, fingerprint, may, none, secure, verify
postfix_smtp_tls_security_level: none
# To enable spamassassin, ensure spamassassin is installed,
# (hint: role: robertdebock.spamassassin) and set these two variables:
# postfix_spamassassin: enabled
# postfix_spamassassin_user: spamd
# To enable clamav, ensure clamav is installed,
# (hint: role: robertdebock.clamav) and set this variable:
# postfix_clamav: enabled
# You can configure aliases here. Typically redirecting `root` is a good plan.
# postfix_aliases:
# - name: root
# destination: [email protected]
# You can configure sender access controls here.
# postfix_sender_access:
# - domain: gooddomain.com
# action: OK
# - domain: baddomain.com
# action: REJECT
# You can configure recipient access controls here.
# postfix_recipient_access:
# - domain: gooddomain.com
# action: OK
# - domain: baddomain.com
# action: REJECT
# You can disable SSL/TLS versions here.
# postfix_tls_protocols: '!SSLv2, !SSLv3, !TLSv1, !TLSv1.1'
# You can supply a transport_maps Jinja2 template here
# postfix_transport_maps_template: /path/to/transport.j2
# You can supply a header_checks Jinja2 template here
# postfix_header_checks_template: /path/to/header_checks.j2
# Whether or not to use the local biff service.
# postfix_biff: yes
# With locally submitted mail, append the string ".$mydomain" to addresses that have no ".domain" information
# postfix_append_dot_mydomain: no
# The alias databases that are used for local(8) delivery
# postfix_alias_maps: "hash:/etc/aliases"
# A prefix that the virtual(8) delivery agent prepends to all pathname results from $virtual_mailbox_maps table lookups.
# postfix_virtual_mailbox_base: /var/mail
# Optional lookup tables with all valid addresses in the domains that match $virtual_mailbox_domains.
# postfix_virtual_mailbox_maps: mysql:/etc/postfix/mysql-virtual_mailbox_maps.cf
# Postfix is final destination for the specified list of domains; mail is delivered via the $virtual_transport mail delivery transport
# postfix_virtual_mailbox_domains: "$virtual_mailbox_maps"
# Postfix is final destination for the specified list of virtual alias domains, that is, domains for which all addresses are aliased to addresses in other local or remote domains.
# postfix_virtual_alias_domains: "$virtual_alias_maps"
# Optional lookup tables that alias specific mail addresses or domains to other local or remote address.
# postix_virtual_alias_maps: "$virtual_maps"
# Lookup tables with the per-recipient user ID that the virtual(8) delivery agent uses while writing to the recipient's mailbox.
# postfix_virtual_uid_maps: "static:2000"
# Lookup tables with the per-recipient group ID for virtual(8) mailbox delivery.
# postfix_virtual_gid_maps: "static:2000"
# Enable SASL authentication in the Postfix SMTP server.
# postfix_smtpd_sasl_auth_enable: yes
# The name of the Postfix SMTP server's local SASL authentication realm.
# postfix_smtpd_sasl_local_domain: $myhostname
# Postfix SMTP server SASL security options; as of Postfix 2.3 the list of available features depends on the SASL server implementation that is selected with smtpd_sasl_type.
# postfix_smtpd_sasl_security_options: noanonymous
# Report the SASL authenticated user name in the smtpd(8) Received message header.
# postfix_smtpd_sasl_authenticated_header: yes
# Enable interoperability with remote SMTP clients that implement an obsolete version of the AUTH command (RFC 4954).
# postfix_broken_sasl_auth_clients: no
# A file containing (PEM format) CA certificates of root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP client certificates or intermediate CA certificates.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_CAfile: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/chain.pem
# File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA certificate in PEM format.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_cert_file: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/cert.pem
# File with the Postfix SMTP server RSA private key in PEM format.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_key_file: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/privkey.pem
# Request that the Postfix SMTP server produces Received: message headers that include information about the protocol and cipher used, as well as the remote SMTP client CommonName and client certificate issuer CommonName.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_received_header: yes
# The default SMTP TLS security level for the Postfix SMTP client; when a non-empty value is specified, this overrides the obsolete parameters smtp_use_tls, smtp_enforce_tls, and smtp_tls_enforce_peername.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_security_level: may
# Ask a remote SMTP client for a client certificate.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_ask_ccert: yes
# Enable additional Postfix SMTP server logging of TLS activity.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_loglevel: 1
# Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP server TLS session cache.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_session_cache_database: btree:/var/lib/postfix/smtpd_tls_session_cache
# A file containing CA certificates of root CAs trusted to sign either remote SMTP server certificates or intermediate CA certificates.
# postfix_smtp_tls_CAfile: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/chain.pem
# File with the Postfix SMTP client RSA certificate in PEM format.
# postfix_smtp_tls_cert_file: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/cert.pem
# File with the Postfix SMTP client RSA private key in PEM format.
# postfix_smtp_tls_key_file: /etc/letsencrypt/live/smtp.syhosting.ch/privkey.pem
# Name of the file containing the optional Postfix SMTP client TLS session cache.
# postfix_smtp_tls_session_cache_database: btree:/var/lib/postfix/smtp_tls_session_cache
# The external entropy source for the in-memory tlsmgr(8) pseudo random number generator (PRNG) pool.
# postfix_tls_random_source: dev:/dev/urandom
# TLS protocols accepted by the Postfix SMTP server with mandatory TLS encryption.
# postfix_smtpd_tls_mandatory_protocols: TLSv1
# TLS protocols that the Postfix SMTP client will use with mandatory TLS encryption.
# postfix_smtp_tls_mandatory_protocols: TLSv1
# The default mail delivery transport and next-hop destination for final delivery to domains listed with $virtual_mailbox_domains.
# postfix_virtual_transport: maildrop1
# Optional pathname of a mailbox file relative to a local(8) user's home directory.
# postfix_home_mailbox: Maildir/
# The maximal size in bytes of a message, including envelope information.
# postfix_message_size_limit: 10240000
# Require that a remote SMTP client introduces itself with the HELO or EHLO command before sending the MAIL command or other commands that require EHLO negotiation.
# postfix_smtpd_helo_required: no
# The time unit over which client connection rates and other rates are calculated.
# postfix_anvil_rate_time_unit: 60s
# The maximal number of connection attempts any client is allowed to make to this service per time unit.
# postfix_smtpd_client_connection_rate_limit: 10
# How many simultaneous connections any client is allowed to make to this service.
# postfix_smtpd_client_connection_count_limit: 10
# Consider a bounce message as undeliverable, when delivery fails with a temporary error, and the time in the queue has reached the bounce_queue_lifetime limit.
# postfix_bounce_queue_lifetime: 5d
# The location of Postfix README files that describe how to build, configure or operate a specific Postfix subsystem or feature.
# postfix_readme_directory: /usr/share/doc/postfix
# The location of Postfix HTML files that describe how to build, configure or operate a specific Postfix subsystem or feature.
# postfix_html_directory: /usr/share/doc/postfix/html
- pip packages listed in requirements.txt.
The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.
Requirement | GitHub | GitLab |
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robertdebock.bootstrap | ||
robertdebock.core_dependencies |
This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:
This role has been tested on these container images:
container | tags |
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amazon | 2018.03 |
el | all |
debian | all |
fedora | all |
ubuntu | all |
The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.10, tests have been done to:
- The previous version.
- The current version.
- The development version.
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