Ansible role: Postfix MTA

Install and configure an simple mta with postfix

Requirements

• Ansible >= 2.9
• Debian
  • Bullseye
  • Bookworm

Role variables

• postfix_config - hash with config

  smtpd_banner: $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian/GNU)
  biff: 'no'
  append_dot_mydomain: 'no'
  readme_directory: 'no'
  compatibility_level: 2
  myhostname: '{{ ansible_fqdn }}'
  myorigin: $myhostname
  mydestination: $myhostname, localhost
  default_transport: smtp
  mynetworks: 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
  mailbox_size_limit: '0'
  recipient_delimiter: '+'
  inet_interfaces: localhost
  inet_protocols: all

• postfix_transports - hash with the transport configuration

  google.com: smtp:127.0.0.1

• postfix_aliases - hash with the aliases

  root:
    - abuse
    - admin
  admin: root@local.loc

How to use

- hosts: monitoring
  roles:
    - postfix_mta

Development

Test with molecule and docker

• install docker
• install python3 and python3-pip
• install molecule and dependencies pip3 install molecule molecule-docker docker ansible-lint pytest-testinfra yamllint
• run molecule test

Tests with docker

• install docker
• install ruby
• install bundler gem install bundler
• install dependencies bundle install
• run the tests kitchen test

License

Copyright (c) 2019 Adrien Waksberg

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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