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= Introduction =
= Introduction =
Alpine is well suited for hosting email-, web- or other network-related services.<BR>
Alpine is well suited for hosting email, web or other network services.<br>
Your biggest task is to figure out what you want your system to do.
Your biggest task is to figure out what you want your system to do.


== Preparing Alpine ==
== Preparing Alpine ==
First you need to get alpine up and running.<BR>
First you need to get alpine up and running.<br>
Follow the [[Installation]] instructions on how to get your Alpine booted.
Follow the [[Installation]] instructions on how to get your Alpine booted.


If nothing else is mentioned in the below instructions, you should use the latest stable release:{{downloads|alpine}}
If nothing else is mentioned in the below instructions, you should use the latest stable release:{{downloads|alpine}}
=== VServer or not ===
VServer itself has nothing to do with the various services.<BR>
But if you intend to run multiple services on same box (e.g. mail and webhosting) it might be wise to run the various services in separate vserver-guests.
* [[Setting up a basic vserver]] | ''Basic information on how to set up vserver hosts/guests''
{{warning| the package '''util-vserver''' is currently unavailable since, at least, Alpine Linux 3.3. }}


== Mail ==
== Mail ==
We split the 'Mail' section into various tasks.<BR>
We split the 'Mail' section into various tasks.<br>
One task is to gather and process mail. Some other task would be to prevent spam and virus etc.<BR>
One task is to gather and process mail. Some other task would be to prevent spam and virus etc.<br>
Finally we need to make sure the user can fetch/read his mail.
Finally we need to make sure the user can fetch/read his mail.


=== Receive mail ===
=== Receive mail ===
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]] | ''Postfix can be configured in multiple ways - Here we do it with virtual domains''
* [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]] | ''Postfix can be configured in multiple ways - Here we do it with virtual domains''


=== Processing mail - Virus protection ===
=== Processing mail - Virus protection ===
 
* [[Protecting_your_email_server_with_Alpine#Setting_up_the_Virus_scanner|Setting up ClamAV for Postfix]] | ''Refers to [[Setting_up_postfix_with_virtual_domains]] instructions''
* [[Protecting_your_email_server_with_Alpine#Setting_up_the_Virus_scanner|Setting up ClamAV for Postfix]] | ''Referrers to [[Setting_up_postfix_with_virtual_domains]] instructions''


=== Processing mail - Spam protection ===
=== Processing mail - Spam protection ===


* [[Protecting_your_email_server_with_Alpine#Setting_up_the_Greylisting_Server|Setting up Gross for Postfix]] | ''Referrers to [[Setting_up_postfix_with_virtual_domains]] instructions''
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine#Setting up the Greylisting Server|Setting up Gross for Postfix]] | ''Refers to [[Setting up postfix with virtual domains]] instructions''
* [[Protecting_your_email_server_with_Alpine#Setting_up_the_SMTP_filter|Setting up ClamSMTP]] | ''Use ClamSMTP to provide advanced content and virus filtering for spam''
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine#Setting up the SMTP filter|Setting up ClamSMTP]] | ''Use ClamSMTP to provide advanced content and virus filtering for spam''
* [[Protecting_your_email_server_with_Alpine#Setting_up_SaneSecurity_.26_MSRBL_extra_definitions|Setting up SaneSecurity & MSRBL extra definitions]] | ''Another good way of catching SPAM is Sanesecurity and MSRBL definitions''
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine#Setting up SaneSecurity .26 MSRBL extra definitions|Setting up SaneSecurity & MSRBL extra definitions]] | ''Another good way of catching SPAM is Sanesecurity and MSRBL definitions''


=== Delivering mail to the user ===
=== Delivering mail to the user ===
* [[Setting up dovecot with imap and ssl]] | ''Secure way to fetch you mail from the mailer daemon''
* [[Setting up dovecot with imap and tls]] | ''Secure way to fetch you mail from the mailer daemon''
* [[Setting up dovecot with imap and tls]] | ''Secure way to fetch you mail from the mailer daemon''


=== Other Mail-related documents ===
=== Other Mail-related documents ===
* [[Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine]] | ''Describes multiple services on same document''
* [[Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine]] | ''Describes multiple services on same document''
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine]] | ''Describes multiple services on same document''
* [[Protecting your email server with Alpine]] | ''Describes multiple services on same document''
* [[ISP Mail Server 3.x HowTo]]


== Web ==
== Web ==
* [[Setting up trac wiki]] | ''A ticket/wiki system''
* [[Setting up trac wiki]] | ''A ticket/wiki system''
* [[Lighttpd]] | ''Lighttpd web server''
* [[Lighttpd]] | ''Lighttpd web server''
* [[Cherokee]] | ''Cherokee web server''
* [[Apache]] | ''Apache web server''
* [[Apache]] | ''Apache web server''
* [[Darkhttpd]] | ''Darkhttpd web server''
* [[Darkhttpd]] | ''Darkhttpd web server''
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== SSH ==
== SSH ==
 
* [[Setting up a SSH server]] | ''OpenSSH and Dropbear SSH servers''
* [[Setting up a ssh-server]] | ''OpenSSH and Dropbear SSH servers''


== DNS ==
== DNS ==
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]] | ''A validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver that supports DNSSEC''
* [[Setting up unbound DNS server]] | ''A validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver that supports DNSSEC''
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]] | ''An authoritative-only DNS server''
* [[Setting up nsd DNS server]] | ''An authoritative-only DNS server''


== Proxy ==
== Proxy ==
* [[Setting up Explicit Squid Proxy]] | ''Configuring an explicit Squid proxy server''
* [[Setting up Explicit Squid Proxy]] | ''Configuring an explicit Squid proxy server''
* [[Setting up Transparent Squid Proxy]] | ''Configuring a transparent Squid proxy server''
* [[Setting up Transparent Squid Proxy]] | ''Configuring a transparent Squid proxy server''


= Also see =
= Also see =
You'll probably also want to look at [[Tutorials and Howtos]]
You'll probably also want to look at [[Tutorials and Howtos]]


[[Category:Server]]
[[Category:Server]]
[[Category:Mail]]
[[Category:Mail]]

Latest revision as of 01:00, 9 January 2024

Introduction

Alpine is well suited for hosting email, web or other network services.
Your biggest task is to figure out what you want your system to do.

Preparing Alpine

First you need to get alpine up and running.
Follow the Installation instructions on how to get your Alpine booted.

If nothing else is mentioned in the below instructions, you should use the latest stable release:

Download Stable Version
Alpine 3.19.1

Mail

We split the 'Mail' section into various tasks.
One task is to gather and process mail. Some other task would be to prevent spam and virus etc.
Finally we need to make sure the user can fetch/read his mail.

Receive mail

Processing mail - Virus protection

Processing mail - Spam protection

Delivering mail to the user

Other Mail-related documents

Web

SSH

DNS

Proxy

Also see

You'll probably also want to look at Tutorials and Howtos