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You don't really need any panels to run a mail server.
this. I've found postfix to be the best mailserver
I have postfix, dovecot, spamassassin, nginx and php running in < 128MB.
Edit : I wrote a guide on how to set it up. I'll find it and PM you.
Install virtualmin and just remove all the other packages like bind apache etc.
Could you be so kind to shoot it into my PM box aswell?
Also send that to me
I'd be interested in the guide. May I please get a copy as well?
If you can do without spam filtering and webmail then 64mb is plenty!
Can you send me the guide too! xD
Mailserver works on 64MB KVM, 128MB and 128MB KVM without any MB of SWAP
Just put a webserver on it for Postfixadmin with Postfix and Dovecot and a Databaser server.
http://www.iredmail.org/
https://www.debinux.de/2013/10/mailserver-postfix-dovecot-ssl-und-sieve-mysql-spam-und-virenfilter-auf-debian-wheezy/ but you need to translate it into English, it works like a charm.
This isn't mine, I'll find mine later tonight. But it's a goodie from the "other" forum.
https://vpsboard.com/topic/1506-running-your-own-mail-server/
pm also
@rajprakash
could ya pm me also?
@rajprakash - might as well post the link here to avoid any further "PM me this".
Install ISPconfig. They have great tutorials on how to do it step by step even from a formatted physical pc, tutorials for over 30 flavors of Linux and with extremely different configs (mysql/mariadb/postgre, dovecot/courier/ apache/nginx/lighttp etc).
It is not a "panel" as software itself that include web server, mail server and database (it does not run as a daemon) but an interface for all the components on your installation (controls the installation and configuration that you chose) and only consumes a few MB every 1 minute and less than 10MB when you use the interface.
So, you can install anything you want, no more, no less. Install it without bind, with nginx instead of apache and with mail server.
Use roundcube as web interface and do not use clamav (alone it want at least 512MB to run, extremely painful to install it to 256MB). If you don't use clamav (and spamassassign), you can run mail server even in 96MB (128 recommended). Just use as gateway free services as mailgun (10.000 free mails per month) or mandrill (12.000 free mails per month) and you will be filtering incoming spam and outgoing reputation for deliverability.
Suggestion: Follow this
http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-wheezy-nginx-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3-p3
From chapter 7 (update debian).
Don't install "Amavisd-new, SpamAssassin, And Clamav", don't install and use mailman if you don't really need it, don't install PureFTPd, Jailkit, BIND DNS Server and Quota, do not install SquirrelMail but find a tutorial on how to install roundcube or aftermail lite instead.
yup or you can install kloxo or vestacp
and use it as mail server after disabling the not-needed stuff...
Do not use kloxo, it is a security hole. Kloxo-mr is more secure, but it had it's problems, too.
As ov Vestacp, it need at least 512MB to work properly, in 256 MB (If you manage to install it correctly) you may face a lot of stability problems.
Ah, something last: most panels (virtualmin, vestacp, kloxo-mr, sentora etc.) do custom configs in the mail servers they install with (not ispconfig because you install all the components manually). So, if you want to do tweaks or connect mail server with third party extensions / services, you have to do a lot of work to make function properly.
PM me too or publish link here pls...
@enitan092: I have above minus spamassassin plus virtualmin as CP running in < 160MB. MySQL, BIND, FTP etc all turned off. Been running 4 domains with a few mailboxes each on this setup without any hiccups for a year now. Very easy to set up following @mpkossen's tutorial on LEB with a few tweaks.
@jvnadr: Can you provide more info on mailgun and mandrill and how it can be configured? Is it simple? I have 512MB OVZ VPS. Is there any guide?
What mail server are you running? Is it based on a control panel or installed by hand?
Those 2 are some good tutorials to start with
http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/introduction-to-mailgun-email-automation
http://documentation.mailgun.com/quickstart-sending.html
I also works with a 64MB KVM with postfix/dovecot and postfixadmin.
I always used to follow this tutorial when installing postfix + dovecot. It also shows how to integrate SquirrelMail!
http://www.unixmen.com/setup-local-mail-server-using-postfix-dovecot-squirrelmail-opensuse-13-x/
is this the famous @mpkossen's tutorial on LEB Mail Server ?
have heard its mention several time but not everyone gives a link to it. Please confirm.
By the way, nice discussion... will watch this thread.
Can you pm me as well?
Or better yet, maybe upload it somewhere so you don't have to pm every single user?
I can provide hosting for it if you need it.
Yes, this is it
This is an awesome guide for setting up a mail server on a 128-256MB LEB. http://www.wlanboy.com/tutorial/mailserver
@rajprakash PM me your tutorial please..