docker exim

A Docker image for Exim, the Message Transfer Agent

Software specification

• Base image: Alpine

• Installed package: exim

• Exposed ports:

  • 25/TCP: SMTP

• Exported volumes:

  • /var/log/exim: log files
  • /var/spool/exim: mail queue

• Required Docker (any):

  • Docker Engine 1.10 and higher
  • Docker CE 17.03 and higher

• Optional software:

  • Docker Compose

Quick start

Create a new container named maildata which will keep mail queue and log volumes:

$ docker create --name maildata adegtyarev/exim

Run Exim in a container with name exim:

$ docker run --name exim --volumes-from maildata -d adegtyarev/exim

The server now should be up and ready.

Configuration

In the default setup this image is configured to use the following environment variables:

• RELAY_FROM_HOSTS Exim's hostlist to permit relaying from any host or IP address that matches the list

• ROUTE_LIST a string consisting of a sequence of routing rules, separated by semicolons. Empty rules are ignored.

Author

Alexey Degtyarev alexey@renatasystems.org