Editing Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software (section)

=== Troubleshooting: ===

If emails aren’t being sent:

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<li><p>Check Postfix status:</p>
<pre>sudo systemctl status postfix</pre></li>
<li><p>View detailed mail logs:</p>
<pre>sudo journalctl -u postfix</pre></li></ol>

Check mail logs for errors:

<pre>sudo tail -f /var/log/mail.log</pre>
# Check <code>/var/log/mail.log</code> for errors
# Check that Postmark credentials are correct (e.g., if you typed <code>postmark.com</code> instead of <code>postmarkapp.com</code> for server, etc.)
# Verify sender domain (<code>stevesavers.com</code>) is properly configured in Postmark
# Check the '''Activity''' tab on the transactional stream in Postmark
# Mail log will tell you what you fkd up 99% of the time.

'''This setup does as follows:'''

* Send FROM: ''[mailto:yourdriveisdead@stevesavers.com yourdriveisdead@stevesavers.com]''
* Send TO: ''[mailto:l.a.rossmann@gmail.com l.a.rossmann@gmail.com]''
* Use the configured SMTP relay
* Include proper authentication

The system is now ready for the next step in the ZFS monitoring setup.

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