WEBMIN(UBUNTU-20.04 TLS)
Description:
Webmin is a free, open-source application for Linux server administration. If you prefer to manage all aspects of your Linux VPS or dedicated server from a graphical interface instead of the command line interface (CLI), Webmin might be right for you.
Software Included:
Webmin - 2.013
Postfix - 3.4.13
Getting started after deploying Webmin:
Allow the ports in the firewall only SSH (port 22, rate limited) and WEBMIN (port 10000) access.
Creates the initial Webmin Admin Panel Password.
You will be logged out of the instance and displayed with the below message until the instance is deployed. DO NOT LOG IN TO THE INSTANCE FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER THE CREATION.
Please wait until the installation is completed....
Connection to $IPADDRESS closed.
Once the Webmin is deployed:
You can log into the instance as ubuntu using either the password you set when you created the instance or with an SSH key if you added one during creation.
You can then switch the user to root without a password by entering the following command. < sudo su - >
Access the Webmin Admin Panel Password by accessing $IPADDRESS:10000
The Webmin Admin Panel root password is stored under /root/.webmin_root_password
Setting up Postfix:
Set a Valid Hostname using the command "hostnamectl set-hostname test.example.com". Make sure the hostname "test.example.com" have a proper A record.
The Instance IP must have a proper PTR record.
Configure the hostname in the postfix configuration /etc/postfix/main.cf
In the section below section, replace the $hostname with the valid hostname
myhostname = $hostname
Restart postfix using the command
systemctl restart postfix
Once the above step is completed. You can check outgoing Emails using the command
echo "Postfix test" | mail -s "Subject" test@gmail.com"
Initially, the Emails will be dropped into the SPAM folder. As this is a NEW IP the reputation is unknown. Once the reputation is calculated based on the incoming and outgoing emails. The emails will be dropped in the INBOX.