How do I setup webmail of Domain I Amazon Light Sail

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Hi there,

I would like to know all steps define here, how would I setup web domain email on Amazon Light Sail.

Please Provide Steps with screenshot. Don;t share the reference link which is bit confusing.

looking forward to hearing from you

Thanks Amir Ali

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Hi Amir, The steps below might help you : Step 1: Launch an Amazon Lightsail Instance

  • Log in to the Amazon Lightsail console (console.aws.amazon.com/lightsail).
  • Click on "Create instance" to launch a new instance.
  • Choose an instance image (such as Ubuntu, Debian, etc.) and select an appropriate instance plan.
  • Follow the prompts to create and launch the instance.

Step 2: Connect to the Instance

  • Once the instance is running, click on the instance name in the Lightsail console.
  • On the instance detail page, click on the "Connect using SSH" button to connect to your instance via SSH.
  • You can use an SSH client like PuTTY (for Windows) or the built-in Terminal (for macOS/Linux) to establish an SSH connection to your instance.

Step 3: Configure DNS Records

  • In the Lightsail console, go to the "Networking" tab and click on the "Create DNS zone" button.
  • Enter your domain name and follow the prompts to create a new DNS zone.
  • Once the DNS zone is created, you'll see the list of DNS records.
  • Add a new "A" record for your domain and point it to the IP address of your Lightsail instance.

Step 4: Install and Configure Mail Server (Postfix)

  • Connect to your Lightsail instance using SSH.
  • Update the package repository by running the command: sudo apt update
  • Install the Postfix mail server by running: sudo apt install postfix
  • During the installation, you'll be prompted to configure Postfix. Select "Internet Site" as the configuration type and enter your domain name when asked.
  • Complete the Postfix configuration by following the prompts.

Step 5: Set Up Email Accounts

  • Install the mail server software package by running the command: sudo apt install mailutils
  • Create email accounts for your domain using the following command: sudo useradd -m -s /sbin/nologin -c "Mail User" -d /home/username username
  • Replace "username" with the desired username for your email account.
  • Set a password for the email account by running: sudo passwd username
  • Replace "username" with the actual username you created.

Step 6: Test Email Configuration

  • Send a test email to your newly created email account to verify that the setup is working correctly.
  • That's it! You have now set up a web domain email on Amazon Lightsail.

Remember to configure your email client (such as Outlook or Thunderbird) to connect to your Lightsail instance to send and receive emails.

answered 10 months ago
  • I have configure according to your mentioned above instruction. Except the Step 3 DNS which is already created for my domain name therefore, unable to add domain name as it says you already add dns for this domain.

    Secondly, How would I able to see the emails and how would I email forwarder to my gmail account? How would I sent email 📧?

    Please provide detail steps.

    Thanks Amir Ali

  • Thanks for your response ,

    I want a proper email interface like I have before migrating to AWS Light sail few days back . Previously, on Bluehost I have proper Email accounts GUI Base, where I get emails according to the separate user web mail like ceo@webstechnologys.com, info@webstechnologys.com similarly. I want to create the web email where I can sent and received emails and add forwarder to my gmail account.

    hope you get my concept

    previous community peer response

  • Hi Anup Kafle, Thanks. I did all you said. Now how do I set the outlook settings for my email? Could you explain this with a simple and detailed example, please?

    "Remember to configure your email client (such as Outlook or Thunderbird) to connect to your Lightsail instance to send and receive emails."

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Hi Amir, The second option for your case can be AWS Workmail. I have written a blog on it. This blog might be helpful.

answered 10 months ago
  • Hi Anup Kafle, I follow your blog steps, unfortunately when it comes to verify domains dns unfortunately, when I add those CNAME AND Text my domain registrar gives error

    I have attached the pdf with detail screenshot please have a look and provide solution

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o28IGjp5v0Awhbh0_xa28-IAzgeZq9BI/view?usp=share_link

    please view this pdf with all details steps and provide solutions. Also this service is expensive could you suggest any free of cost amazon web email services

    thanks

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