A Docker image for Exim, the Message Transfer Agent
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Base image: Alpine
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Installed package: exim
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Exposed ports:
25/TCP: SMTP
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Exported volumes:
/var/log/exim: log files/var/spool/exim: mail queue
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Required Docker (any):
- Docker Engine 1.10 and higher
- Docker CE 17.03 and higher
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Optional software:
- Docker Compose
Create a new container named maildata which will keep mail queue and log
volumes:
$ docker create --name maildata adegtyarev/exim
Run Exim in a container with name exim:
$ docker run --name exim --volumes-from maildata -d adegtyarev/exim
The server now should be up and ready.
In the default setup this image is configured to use the following environment variables:
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RELAY_FROM_HOSTSExim'shostlistto permit relaying from any host or IP address that matches the list -
ROUTE_LISTa string consisting of a sequence of routing rules, separated by semicolons. Empty rules are ignored.
Alexey Degtyarev alexey@renatasystems.org