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Set Up Dovecot on Fedora VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Install Dovecot—an IMAP/POP3 server—on a Fedora VPS for email—install with
dnf install dovecot -y
configure /etc/dovecot/dovecot conf:
protocols = imap pop3\nmail_location = maildir:/var/mail/%u
Start with
systemctl start dovecot
open ports:
firewall-cmd --add-port=143/tcp
On Hetzner test with
telnet ip 143
—expect IMAP prompt Ensures uptime—email hosting alongside phpMyAdmin with SSL support

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