CatWay Temp Mail

CatWay Temp Mail, a simple temporary email service powered by Postfix mail server and complemented by the T3 Stack for the website.

Getting Started

To set up your own self-hosted temp mail service, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TeaByte/catway-mail
   cd catway-mail

2. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

3. Cloudflare DNS Configuration:

   Configure your Cloudflare DNS by adding the following records:

   # Add MX record to your DNS
   # MX     10    mail.your_domain.com
   
   # Add A record to your DNS point to your server IP
   # A  0.0.0.0   mail.your_domain.com

4. Install and Configure Postfix:

   Install and set up Postfix with the following commands:

   sudo apt install ufw
   sudo ufw allow 25/tcp
   sudo ufw allow 143/tcp
   sudo ufw allow 993/tcp
   sudo ufw reload
   
   sudo apt install postfix
   
   sudo nano /etc/postfix/main.cf

   In the main.cf file, add or edit the following lines:

   myhostname = mail.your_domain.com
   mydestination = $myhostname, your_domain.com, localhost.localdomain, localhost, root
   virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
   

   Next, create or edit the virtual alias file:

   sudo nano /etc/postfix/virtual

   Add the following line to map emails to the root user:

   @your_domain.com  root
   

   After editing the virtual alias file, apply the changes by running:

   sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual
   sudo systemctl restart postfix

5. Watch Logs:

   To monitor mail activities, you can tail the mail log:

   tail -f /var/log/mail.log

That's it!. if every thing works fine all mails will sent to /var/mail/root.

6. Run the Website/Database/Mailparser

   npm run db:push
   npm run dev
   # it will run at port 5005