Hey everyone, I'm trying to set up an email server using Dovecot and Postfix on my Hetzner server, but I'm running into issues. I can receive incoming emails just fine, but I can't seem to send emails outside of my server. For example, with my server named ragingservers.com, I can only send emails from that domain. I'm really new to this, and the documentation hasn't been very clear. I've also noticed that Postfix seems to be stuck, as it's not giving me any logs while Dovecot is running well. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Check if you’re using a Hetzner cloud server. They usually block outgoing connections on port 25 to prevent spam. That may be the cause of your emailing issues. When you try to send an email, does Postfix provide any output? If it’s completely silent, that might indicate a problem with configuration or network settings. You might also want to see if emails are getting stuck in the mail queue.
Yes, that’s actually the case! I’ll check the port settings on their cloud servers. Thanks for pointing that out!