Wann sollte ich main.cf verwenden?
Nutze sie, um eine fehlende Default-Datei wiederherzustellen, zu prüfen, was ausgeliefert wurde, oder sie gegen deine aktuelle Postfix-Config zu diffen.
# See /usr/share/postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version
# See http://www.postfix.org/COMPATIBILITY_README.html
compatibility_level = 3.9
# Which domain that locally-originated mail appears to come from.
# Debian policy suggests to read this value from /etc/mailname.
#XX needs a review in postinst&config
#myorigin = /etc/mailname
#myorigin = $mydomain
myorigin = $myhostname
# Text that follows the 220 code in the SMTP server's greeting banner.
# You MUST specify $myhostname at the start due to an RFC requirement.
smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Debian)
# IP protocols to use: ipv4, ipv6, or all
# (set this explicitly so `post-install upgrade-configuration' wont complain)
inet_protocols = all
# List of "trusted" SMTP clients (maptype:mapname allowed) that have more
# privileges than "strangers". If mynetworks is not specified (the default),
# mynetworks_style is used to compute its value.
#mynetworks_style = class
#mynetworks_style = subnet
mynetworks_style = host
#
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
# Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings
#delay_warning_time = 4h
# List of domains (maptype:mapname allowed) that this machine considers
# itself the final destination for.
mydestination = $myhostname, ba899532fddb, localhost.localdomain, , localhost
# Maximum size of a user mailbox
mailbox_size_limit = 0
# Optional external command to use instead of mailbox delivery. If set,
# you must set up an alias to forward root mail to a real user.
#mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail
#mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail -a "$EXTENSION"
mailbox_command =
# List of alias maps to use to lookup local addresses.
# Per Debian Policy it should be /etc/aliases.
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
# List of alias maps to make indexes on, when running newaliases.
alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
# Notify (or not) local biff service when new mail arrives.
# Rarely used these days.
biff = no
# Separator between user name and address extension (user+foo@domain)
#recipient_delimiter = +
recipient_delimiter = +
# A host to send "other" mail to
#relayhost = $mydomain
#relayhost = [gateway.example.com]
#relayhost = [ip.add.re.ss]:port
#relayhost = uucphost
relayhost =
# Where to look for Cyrus SASL configuration files. Upstream default is unset
# (use compiled-in SASL library default), Debian Policy says it should be
# /etc/postfix/sasl.
cyrus_sasl_config_path = /etc/postfix/sasl
# SMTP server RSA key and certificate in PEM format
smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
# SMTP Server security level: none|may|encrypt
smtpd_tls_security_level = may
# List of CAs for SMTP Client to trust
# Prefer this over _CApath when smtp is running chrooted
smtp_tls_CAfile = /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
# SMTP Client TLS security level: none|may|encrypt|...
smtp_tls_security_level = may
# SMTP Client TLS session cache
smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
smtpd_relay_restrictions = permit_mynetworks permit_sasl_authenticated defer_unauth_destination
myhostname = ba899532fddb
inet_interfaces = all
curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/9c11b8a9d5780f0477ae069411333875?hint=main.cf
wget -O main.cf https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/9c11b8a9d5780f0477ae069411333875?hint=main.cf
<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/9c11b8a9d5780f0477ae069411333875?hint=main.cf' /><config><app>Postfix</app><os>Debian 13 (Trixie)</os><location>/etc/postfix/main.cf</location><lines>88</lines><md5>9c11b8a9d5780f0477ae069411333875</md5><sha256>630ccb845d1f3f7aa4010012a51fc3fb12b9b7664836723edbf3a0879dc01274</sha256></config></prompt>
Füge es in Claude, ChatGPT oder einen anderen KI-Assistenten ein.
sudo apk add postfix
sudo apt update && sudo apt install postfix
sudo yum install postfix
sudo apt update && sudo apt install postfix
Wann sollte ich main.cf verwenden?
Nutze sie, um eine fehlende Default-Datei wiederherzustellen, zu prüfen, was ausgeliefert wurde, oder sie gegen deine aktuelle Postfix-Config zu diffen.
Wie stelle ich die Defaults von Postfix wieder her?
Lad die Datei runter, sichere die aktuelle in /etc/postfix/main.cf, ersetze sie und lade Postfix neu oder starte es neu.
Ist main.cf für den produktiven Einsatz geeignet?
Das ist der Hersteller-Default für Debian 13 (Trixie). Nimm sie als Basis und prüf Security- und Performance-Einstellungen, bevor du sie produktiv nutzt.
Wie unterscheidet sich das von anderen OS-Versionen?
Defaults variieren je nach Distro und Version. Diese Version passt zu Debian 13 (Trixie).
Kann ich das fürs Troubleshooting von Postfix nutzen?
Ja. Diff es gegen deine Version, finde Abweichungen und stell nur die Teile wieder her, die du brauchst.