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@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ + + +BUILD INSTRUCTIONS + + +For most people, the usual: + + ./configure + make + sudo make install + +is enough. This installs Dovecot under /usr/local. + +If you have installed some libraries into locations which require +special include or library paths, you can give them in CPPFLAGS and +LDFLAGS environment variables. For example: + +CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/openssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/openssl/lib ./configure + +See ./configure --help for a list of all available configure options. +See http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource for more information. + + + +RUNNING + + +Start with the example configuration: + + cp -r /usr/local/share/doc/dovecot/example-config/* /usr/local/etc/dovecot/ + +Read through, and make needed modifications. + +Once everything is configured, start Dovecot by running "dovecot" +binary. + +See Wiki for more information about configuration. If you're in a hurry, +go at least through http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration + + + +SSL/TLS + + +Dovecot used to support both GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries, but nowadays +only the OpenSSL code is working. diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e397d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +Build Instructions +================== + +For most people, the usual: + +``` +./configure +make +sudo make install +``` + +is enough. This installs Dovecot under /usr/local. + +If you have installed some libraries into locations which require special include or library paths, you can give them in CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS environment variables. For example: + +`CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/openssl/include LDFLAGS=-L/opt/openssl/lib ./configure` + +See `./configure --help` for a list of all available configure options. +See [http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/CompilingSource) for more information. + +Running +======= + +Start with the example configuration: + +``` +cp -r /usr/local/share/doc/dovecot/example-config/* /usr/local/etc/dovecot/ +``` + +Read through, and make needed modifications. + +Once everything is configured, start Dovecot by running "dovecot" binary. + +See Wiki for more information about configuration. If you're in a hurry, go at least through [http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/QuickConfiguration) + +SSL/TLS +======= + +Dovecot used to support both GNUTLS and OpenSSL libraries, but nowadays only the OpenSSL code is working. |