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== Step 1: Setting Up Postmark as an SMTP Relay == <span id="create-a-postmark-account"></span> ==== 1.1 Create a Postmark Account ==== * Go to: [https://postmarkapp.com postmarkapp.com] * Sign up: Click on the '''Start free trial''' button at the top right-hand corner of the page. ** This is a paid service and you are going to pay, one way or another. If you don’t want to deal with forgetting you signed up for a trial, you can use [https://privacy.com privacy.com] to create a temporary credit card that is authorized for $50, then delete it the second you put it into Postmark. But if you choose to go the self-hosted email route, you will be paying; keep that in mind. * Complete the registration: Enter the required details (email, password, etc.) and confirm your account through email verification. '''Talk to Postmark; they need to know you are not a spammer.''' * Postmark isn’t going to let you send email using their servers without taking them to dinner first. You need to get to know them & they need to get to know you. They don’t let just ANYONE use their servers. * This will take a day, or a few days, for them to verify that you are not a known spammer/scammer. This might require gentle nudging customer service if they do not get back to you quickly, but they usually do because Postmark is staffed by awesome people. * They may ask for info about you. '''This is normal; no reputable SMTP relay wants to be responsible for helping deliver spam!''' This may seem inconvenient, but it’s for the greater good of a spam free internet. If you don’t like that this is a thing, make sure to berate ''(verbally, of course)'' the next spammer you encounter. These people never refer to themselves by their proper name; they’re not ''“spammers,”'' they’re ''“email marketers.”'' '''If you check two of these three boxes, you are very likely a spammer, and have contributed to the amount of annoyance, aggravation, & irritation that good people experience:''' Are you responsible for sending me email that: # utilizes templates # includes in-line images # has an “UNSUBSCRIBE” button If you are, '''gargle my balls.''' <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights=250 widths=400 perrow=2> File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_2dbf5b37.png File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_1b2ce54b.png </gallery> <span id="create-a-new-server"></span> ==== 1.2 Create a New Server ==== # Navigate to the '''Servers''' page: #* After logging in, go to https://account.postmarkapp.com/servers or find the “Servers” tab in the top navigation bar. # Create a new server: #* Click on the '''Create Server''' button on the “Servers” page. #* '''Name your server''': Enter a name for your pretty new SMTP relay server. #* Click '''Save''' to create the server. <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights=250 widths=400 perrow=2> File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_b5a39c43.png </gallery> <span id="configure-message-streams"></span> ==== 1.3 Configure Message Streams ==== # Navigate to the server you just set up by clicking on its name. # Choose '''Default transaction stream''' from the three message streams it shows you. <blockquote>'''Note:''' <code>Transactional</code> is for messages that are low volume but meant to be sent fast to an individual user, <code>broadcast</code> are for messages sent out to lots of users (aka spam) that are not time sensitive. </blockquote> <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights=250 widths=400 perrow=2> File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_50cffcf2.png </gallery> <span id="get-smtp-relay-credentials"></span> ==== 1.4. Get SMTP Relay Credentials ==== # Navigate to the '''Setup Instructions''' page after clicking onto your message stream. # If you forgot how to do this, you click '''Servers → Default Transactional stream → Setup Instructions'''. # After configuring the outbound stream, go to the '''Setup Instructions''' page for the '''Transactional Outbound Stream'''. # You will be overwhelmed with options under '''Pick the library or integration''' – no need to fear, we are picking '''SMTP'''. '''SMTP details:''' <ul> <li><p>'''Server''': <code>smtp.postmarkapp.com</code></p></li> <li><p>'''Ports''': 25, 2525, or 587. ''We will be using 587 with STARTTLS. You do not need to pick anything or configure anything here; this is just a page showing you your credentials you will put into Mailcow later. Save them securely. Pretend this is your bank password & treat it accordingly.''</p></li> <li><p>'''Authentication''': Postmark supports Plain Text, CRAM-MD5, or TLS.</p></li> <li><p>'''Username''': This is your Postmark server token. It will look like a long string of characters (e.g., <code>1788dd83-9917-46e1-b90a-3b9a89c10bd7</code>).</p></li> <li><p>'''Password''': The same value as the username (Postmark uses the server token as both the username and password).</p></li> <li><blockquote><p>'''Note:''' As I go throughout this video, I will be using MY credentials as an example. THESE WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS YOURS. USE YOUR OWN CREDENTIALS.</p></blockquote></li></ul> <gallery mode="packed-hover" heights=250 widths=400 perrow=2> File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_5a1ef5db.png File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_e265caf6.png File:lu55028jxdmy_tmp_22cccc55.png </gallery> <span id="step-2-configuring-mailcow-to-use-postmark-as-smtp-relay"></span>
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