I would like to install email server, and just have it forward to a @gmail.com email. I know how to set up Google App but that is no longer free, so just want the forwarding aspect.
Thanks
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This didn’t work for me.
A couple notes.
myhostname = mydomain.com
, it was previously myhostname = ghost
. I also removed the line alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
and added the line virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual
.name@mydomain name@gmail.com
to the file.sudo newaliases
and sudo service postfix restart
command. I also tried running sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual
and running sudo service postfix reload
as well.I’m not sure whats wrong here. Can anyone give me an idea what I’m doing wrong?
Hi!
To set up email forwarding, you will need to install a mail transfer agent (MTA) first such as Postfix. Check out How To Install and Setup Postfix on Ubuntu 14.04 | DigitalOcean.
Once you’ve done that, add an alias so that all emails are forwarded to your gmail email address:
Open /etc/postfix/virtual
in your favorite editor:
sudo nano /etc/postfix/virtual
Add the following line at the bottom:
# Forward everything under @domain.com
@domain.com you@gmail.com
# Forward specific email addresses
dbulli@domain.com you@gmail.com
somethingelse@domain.com you@gmail.com
Then, apply the changes:
sudo newaliases
sudo service postfix restart
I did something similar too. Did not get the results as needed.