run postfix with smtp authentication (sasldb) in a docker container. TLS and OpenDKIM support are optional.
Build image
$ sudo docker pull catatnight/postfix
Create postfix container with smtp authentication
$ sudo docker run -p 25:25 \
-e maildomain=mail.example.com -e smtp_user=user:pwd \
--name postfix -d catatnight/postfix
# Set multiple user credentials: -e smtp_user=user1:pwd1,user2:pwd2,...,userN:pwdN
Enable OpenDKIM: save your domain key .private
in /path/to/domainkeys
$ sudo docker run -p 25:25 \
-e maildomain=mail.example.com -e smtp_user=user:pwd \
-v /path/to/domainkeys:/etc/opendkim/domainkeys \
--name postfix -d catatnight/postfix
Enable TLS(587): save your SSL certificates .key
and .crt
to /path/to/certs
$ sudo docker run -p 587:587 \
-e maildomain=mail.example.com -e smtp_user=user:pwd \
-v /path/to/certs:/etc/postfix/certs \
--name postfix -d catatnight/postfix
username@mail.example.com
, password
) in Smtp Client