Hey everyone,
I'm new to setting up email servers and I've hit a roadblock with my Dovecot and Postfix configuration on a Hetzner server. I can receive incoming emails without any issues, but when I try to send emails, it only works within my domain (ragingservers.com). I can't send emails to external addresses at all.
I've noticed that Postfix seems to be stuck and isn't generating any logs when I attempt to send emails. It only outputs some information on restart. Dovecot is running fine and produces logs, but I'm having a tough time finding a solution online. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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It sounds like you're facing an issue with outgoing mail. If you're on a Hetzner cloud server, they typically block port 25 by default to prevent spam. You might want to check that setting. Also, does Postfix struggle to send any logs when you try sending an email? If not, the emails might just be stuck in a mail queue silently.
Thanks for the tip! I am indeed using their cloud servers, so I’ll definitely check on that. The weird part is Postfix doesn't show anything when sending; it seems to be totally silent aside from on restart. I did fix an earlier issue where emails got stuck, so at least that’s resolved!