docker: integrate documentation

delete original markdown notes (the russian version was severely
outdated) and add a new section.

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+data/
+venv/
+__pycache__
+*.pyc
+*.orig
+*.ini
+.pytest_cache
+.env
+
+# Slim build context — .git/ alone can be 100s of MB
+.git
+.github/
+docs/
+tests/
+
+# Exclude markdown files but keep www/src/*.md (used by WebsiteDeployer)
+*.md
+!www/**/*.md

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ jobs:
         # Otherwise `test_deployed_state` will be unhappy.
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-
+      - name: download filtermail
+        run: curl -L https://github.com/chatmail/filtermail/releases/download/v0.3.0/filtermail-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/filtermail && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/filtermail
       - name: run chatmaild tests 
         working-directory: chatmaild
         run: pipx run tox

.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: Docker Build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'docker-compose.yaml'
+      - '.dockerignore'
+      - 'chatmaild/**'
+      - 'cmdeploy/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - j4n/docker
+    paths:
+      - 'docker/**'
+      - 'docker-compose.yaml'
+      - '.dockerignore'
+      - 'chatmaild/**'
+      - 'cmdeploy/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/docker-build.yaml'
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build Docker image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GHCR
+        if: github.event_name == 'push'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels)
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}
+          tags: |
+            # Tagged releases: v1.2.3 → :1.2.3, :1.2, :latest
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
+            # Branch pushes: j4n/docker → :j4n-docker
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            # Always: :sha-<hash>
+            type=sha
+
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
+          push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+          build-args: |
+            GIT_HASH=${{ github.sha }}

.gitignore

@@ -164,3 +164,9 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 
 chatmail.zone
+
+# docker
+/data/
+/custom/
+docker-compose.override.yaml
+.env

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@
   Provide an "fsreport" CLI for more fine grained analysis of message files. 
   ([#637](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/637))
 
+- Add installation via docker compose (MVP 1). The instructions, known issues and limitations are located in `/docs` 
+  ([#614](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/614))
+
+- Add configuration parameters
+  ([#614](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/614)):
+  - `change_kernel_settings` - Whether to change kernel parameters during installation (default: `True`)
+  - `fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers` - Value for kernel parameters `fs.inotify.max_user_instances` and `fs.inotify.max_user_watches` (default: `65535`)
 
 ## 1.7.0 2025-09-11
 

chatmaild/pyproject.toml

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ where = ['src']
 [project.scripts]
 doveauth = "chatmaild.doveauth:main"
 chatmail-metadata = "chatmaild.metadata:main"
-filtermail = "chatmaild.filtermail:main"
 chatmail-metrics = "chatmaild.metrics:main"
 chatmail-expire = "chatmaild.expire:main"
 chatmail-fsreport = "chatmaild.fsreport:main"

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import iniconfig
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ class Config:
     def __init__(self, inipath, params):
         self._inipath = inipath
         self.mail_domain = params["mail_domain"]
-        self.max_user_send_per_minute = int(params["max_user_send_per_minute"])
+        self.max_user_send_per_minute = int(params.get("max_user_send_per_minute", 60))
+        self.max_user_send_burst_size = int(params.get("max_user_send_burst_size", 10))
         self.max_mailbox_size = params["max_mailbox_size"]
         self.max_message_size = int(params.get("max_message_size", "31457280"))
         self.delete_mails_after = params["delete_mails_after"]
@@ -32,16 +34,19 @@ class Config:
         self.passthrough_senders = params["passthrough_senders"].split()
         self.passthrough_recipients = params["passthrough_recipients"].split()
         self.www_folder = params.get("www_folder", "")
-        self.filtermail_smtp_port = int(params["filtermail_smtp_port"])
+        self.filtermail_smtp_port = int(params.get("filtermail_smtp_port", "10080"))
         self.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming = int(
-            params["filtermail_smtp_port_incoming"]
+            params.get("filtermail_smtp_port_incoming", "10081")
         )
-        self.postfix_reinject_port = int(params["postfix_reinject_port"])
+        self.postfix_reinject_port = int(params.get("postfix_reinject_port", "10025"))
         self.postfix_reinject_port_incoming = int(
-            params["postfix_reinject_port_incoming"]
+            params.get("postfix_reinject_port_incoming", "10026")
         )
         self.mtail_address = params.get("mtail_address")
         self.disable_ipv6 = params.get("disable_ipv6", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.noacme = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_NOACME", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.addr_v4 = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_ADDR_V4", "")
+        self.addr_v6 = os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_ADDR_V6", "")
         self.acme_email = params.get("acme_email", "")
         self.imap_rawlog = params.get("imap_rawlog", "false").lower() == "true"
         self.imap_compress = params.get("imap_compress", "false").lower() == "true"

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/filtermail.py

@@ -1,378 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-import asyncio
-import base64
-import binascii
-import sys
-import time
-from email import policy
-from email.parser import BytesParser
-from email.utils import parseaddr
-from smtplib import SMTP as SMTPClient
-
-from aiosmtpd.controller import Controller
-from aiosmtpd.smtp import SMTP
-
-from .config import read_config
-
-ENCRYPTION_NEEDED_523 = "523 Encryption Needed: Invalid Unencrypted Mail"
-
-
-def check_openpgp_payload(payload: bytes):
-    """Checks the OpenPGP payload.
-
-    OpenPGP payload must consist only of PKESK and SKESK packets
-    terminated by a single SEIPD packet.
-
-    Returns True if OpenPGP payload is correct,
-    False otherwise.
-
-    May raise IndexError while trying to read OpenPGP packet header
-    if it is truncated.
-    """
-    i = 0
-    while i < len(payload):
-        # Only OpenPGP format is allowed.
-        if payload[i] & 0xC0 != 0xC0:
-            return False
-
-        packet_type_id = payload[i] & 0x3F
-        i += 1
-
-        while payload[i] >= 224 and payload[i] < 255:
-            # Partial body length.
-            partial_length = 1 << (payload[i] & 0x1F)
-            i += 1 + partial_length
-
-        if payload[i] < 192:
-            # One-octet length.
-            body_len = payload[i]
-            i += 1
-        elif payload[i] < 224:
-            # Two-octet length.
-            body_len = ((payload[i] - 192) << 8) + payload[i + 1] + 192
-            i += 2
-        elif payload[i] == 255:
-            # Five-octet length.
-            body_len = (
-                (payload[i + 1] << 24)
-                | (payload[i + 2] << 16)
-                | (payload[i + 3] << 8)
-                | payload[i + 4]
-            )
-            i += 5
-        else:
-            # Impossible, partial body length was processed above.
-            return False
-
-        i += body_len
-
-        if i == len(payload):
-            # Last packet should be
-            # Symmetrically Encrypted and Integrity Protected Data Packet (SEIPD)
-            #
-            # This is the only place where this function may return `True`.
-            return packet_type_id == 18
-        elif packet_type_id not in [1, 3]:
-            # All packets except the last one must be either
-            # Public-Key Encrypted Session Key Packet (PKESK)
-            # or
-            # Symmetric-Key Encrypted Session Key Packet (SKESK)
-            return False
-
-    return False
-
-
-def check_armored_payload(payload: str, outgoing: bool):
-    """Check the armored PGP message for invalid content.
-
-    :param payload: the armored PGP message
-    :param outgoing: whether the message is outgoing or incoming
-    :return: whether the message is a valid PGP message
-    """
-    prefix = "-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r\n"
-    if not payload.startswith(prefix):
-        return False
-    payload = payload.removeprefix(prefix)
-
-    while payload.endswith("\r\n"):
-        payload = payload.removesuffix("\r\n")
-    suffix = "-----END PGP MESSAGE-----"
-    if not payload.endswith(suffix):
-        return False
-    payload = payload.removesuffix(suffix)
-
-    version_comment = "Version: "
-    if payload.startswith(version_comment):
-        if outgoing:  # Disallow comments in outgoing messages
-            return False
-        # Remove comments from incoming messages
-        payload = payload.partition("\r\n")[2]
-
-    while payload.startswith("\r\n"):
-        payload = payload.removeprefix("\r\n")
-
-    # Remove CRC24.
-    payload = payload.rpartition("=")[0]
-
-    try:
-        payload = base64.b64decode(payload)
-    except binascii.Error:
-        return False
-
-    try:
-        return check_openpgp_payload(payload)
-    except IndexError:
-        return False
-
-
-def is_securejoin(message):
-    if message.get("secure-join") not in ["vc-request", "vg-request"]:
-        return False
-    if not message.is_multipart():
-        return False
-    parts_count = 0
-    for part in message.iter_parts():
-        parts_count += 1
-        if parts_count > 1:
-            return False
-        if part.is_multipart():
-            return False
-        if part.get_content_type() != "text/plain":
-            return False
-
-        payload = part.get_payload().strip().lower()
-        if payload not in ("secure-join: vc-request", "secure-join: vg-request"):
-            return False
-    return True
-
-
-def check_encrypted(message, outgoing=True):
-    """Check that the message is an OpenPGP-encrypted message.
-
-    MIME structure of the message must correspond to <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3156>.
-    """
-    if not message.is_multipart():
-        return False
-    if message.get_content_type() != "multipart/encrypted":
-        return False
-    parts_count = 0
-    for part in message.iter_parts():
-        # We explicitly check Content-Type of each part later,
-        # but this is to be absolutely sure `get_payload()` returns string and not list.
-        if part.is_multipart():
-            return False
-
-        if parts_count == 0:
-            if part.get_content_type() != "application/pgp-encrypted":
-                return False
-
-            payload = part.get_payload()
-            if payload.strip() != "Version: 1":
-                return False
-        elif parts_count == 1:
-            if part.get_content_type() != "application/octet-stream":
-                return False
-
-            if not check_armored_payload(part.get_payload(), outgoing=outgoing):
-                return False
-        else:
-            return False
-        parts_count += 1
-    return True
-
-
-async def asyncmain_beforequeue(config, mode):
-    if mode == "outgoing":
-        port = config.filtermail_smtp_port
-        handler = OutgoingBeforeQueueHandler(config)
-    else:
-        port = config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming
-        handler = IncomingBeforeQueueHandler(config)
-    HackedController(
-        handler,
-        hostname="127.0.0.1",
-        port=port,
-        data_size_limit=config.max_message_size,
-    ).start()
-
-
-def recipient_matches_passthrough(recipient, passthrough_recipients):
-    for addr in passthrough_recipients:
-        if recipient == addr:
-            return True
-        if addr[0] == "@" and recipient.endswith(addr):
-            return True
-    return False
-
-
-class HackedController(Controller):
-    def factory(self):
-        return SMTPDiscardRCPTO_options(self.handler, **self.SMTP_kwargs)
-
-
-class SMTPDiscardRCPTO_options(SMTP):
-    def _getparams(self, params):
-        # Ignore RCPT TO parameters.
-        #
-        # Otherwise parameters such as `ORCPT=...`
-        # or `NOTIFY=DELAY,FAILURE` (generated by Stalwart)
-        # make aiosmtpd reject the message here:
-        # <https://github.com/aio-libs/aiosmtpd/blob/98f578389ae86e5345cc343fa4e5a17b21d9c96d/aiosmtpd/smtp.py#L1379-L1384>
-        return {}
-
-
-class OutgoingBeforeQueueHandler:
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.config = config
-        self.send_rate_limiter = SendRateLimiter()
-
-    async def handle_MAIL(self, server, session, envelope, address, mail_options):
-        log_info(f"handle_MAIL from {address}")
-        envelope.mail_from = address
-        max_sent = self.config.max_user_send_per_minute
-        if not self.send_rate_limiter.is_sending_allowed(address, max_sent):
-            return f"450 4.7.1: Too much mail from {address}"
-
-        parts = envelope.mail_from.split("@")
-        if len(parts) != 2:
-            return f"500 Invalid from address <{envelope.mail_from!r}>"
-
-        return "250 OK"
-
-    async def handle_DATA(self, server, session, envelope):
-        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        return await loop.run_in_executor(None, self.sync_handle_DATA, envelope)
-
-    def sync_handle_DATA(self, envelope):
-        log_info("handle_DATA before-queue")
-        error = self.check_DATA(envelope)
-        if error:
-            return error
-        log_info("re-injecting the mail that passed checks")
-        client = SMTPClient("localhost", self.config.postfix_reinject_port)
-        client.sendmail(
-            envelope.mail_from, envelope.rcpt_tos, envelope.original_content
-        )
-        return "250 OK"
-
-    def check_DATA(self, envelope):
-        """the central filtering function for e-mails."""
-        log_info(f"Processing DATA message from {envelope.mail_from}")
-
-        message = BytesParser(policy=policy.default).parsebytes(envelope.content)
-        mail_encrypted = check_encrypted(message, outgoing=True)
-
-        _, from_addr = parseaddr(message.get("from").strip())
-
-        if envelope.mail_from.lower() != from_addr.lower():
-            return f"500 Invalid FROM <{from_addr!r}> for <{envelope.mail_from!r}>"
-
-        if mail_encrypted or is_securejoin(message):
-            print("Outgoing: Filtering encrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-            return
-
-        print("Outgoing: Filtering unencrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-
-        if envelope.mail_from in self.config.passthrough_senders:
-            return
-
-        # allow self-sent Autocrypt Setup Message
-        if envelope.rcpt_tos == [from_addr]:
-            if message.get("subject") == "Autocrypt Setup Message":
-                if message.get_content_type() == "multipart/mixed":
-                    return
-
-        passthrough_recipients = self.config.passthrough_recipients
-
-        for recipient in envelope.rcpt_tos:
-            if recipient_matches_passthrough(recipient, passthrough_recipients):
-                continue
-
-            print("Rejected unencrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-            return ENCRYPTION_NEEDED_523
-
-
-class IncomingBeforeQueueHandler:
-    def __init__(self, config):
-        self.config = config
-
-    async def handle_DATA(self, server, session, envelope):
-        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-        return await loop.run_in_executor(None, self.sync_handle_DATA, envelope)
-
-    def sync_handle_DATA(self, envelope):
-        log_info("handle_DATA before-queue")
-        error = self.check_DATA(envelope)
-        if error:
-            return error
-        log_info("re-injecting the mail that passed checks")
-
-        client = SMTPClient(
-            "localhost",
-            self.config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming,
-        )
-        client.sendmail(
-            envelope.mail_from, envelope.rcpt_tos, envelope.original_content
-        )
-        return "250 OK"
-
-    def check_DATA(self, envelope):
-        """the central filtering function for e-mails."""
-        log_info(f"Processing DATA message from {envelope.mail_from}")
-
-        message = BytesParser(policy=policy.default).parsebytes(envelope.content)
-        mail_encrypted = check_encrypted(message, outgoing=False)
-
-        if mail_encrypted or is_securejoin(message):
-            print("Incoming: Filtering encrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-            return
-
-        print("Incoming: Filtering unencrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-
-        # we want cleartext mailer-daemon messages to pass through
-        # chatmail core will typically not display them as normal messages
-        if message.get("auto-submitted"):
-            _, from_addr = parseaddr(message.get("from").strip())
-            if from_addr.lower().startswith("mailer-daemon@"):
-                if message.get_content_type() == "multipart/report":
-                    return
-
-        for recipient in envelope.rcpt_tos:
-            user = self.config.get_user(recipient)
-            if user is None or user.is_incoming_cleartext_ok():
-                continue
-
-            print("Rejected unencrypted mail.", file=sys.stderr)
-            return ENCRYPTION_NEEDED_523
-
-
-class SendRateLimiter:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.addr2timestamps = {}
-
-    def is_sending_allowed(self, mail_from, max_send_per_minute):
-        last = self.addr2timestamps.setdefault(mail_from, [])
-        now = time.time()
-        last[:] = [ts for ts in last if ts >= (now - 60)]
-        if len(last) <= max_send_per_minute:
-            last.append(now)
-            return True
-        return False
-
-
-def log_info(msg):
-    print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
-
-
-def main():
-    args = sys.argv[1:]
-    assert len(args) == 2
-    config = read_config(args[0])
-    mode = args[1]
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    assert mode in ["incoming", "outgoing"]
-    task = asyncmain_beforequeue(config, mode)
-    loop.create_task(task)
-    log_info("entering serving loop")
-    loop.run_forever()

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f

@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ mail_domain = {mail_domain}
 # Restrictions on user addresses
 #
 
-# how many mails a user can send out per minute
+# email sending rate per user and minute
 max_user_send_per_minute = 60
 
+# per-user max burst size for sending rate limiting (GCRA bucket capacity)
+max_user_send_burst_size = 10
+
 # maximum mailbox size of a chatmail address
 max_mailbox_size = 500M
 

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_filtermail.py

@@ -1,361 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-
-from chatmaild.filtermail import (
-    IncomingBeforeQueueHandler,
-    OutgoingBeforeQueueHandler,
-    SendRateLimiter,
-    check_armored_payload,
-    check_encrypted,
-    is_securejoin,
-)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def maildomain():
-    # let's not depend on a real chatmail instance for the offline tests below
-    return "chatmail.example.org"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def handler(make_config, maildomain):
-    config = make_config(maildomain)
-    return OutgoingBeforeQueueHandler(config)
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def inhandler(make_config, maildomain):
-    config = make_config(maildomain)
-    return IncomingBeforeQueueHandler(config)
-
-
-def test_reject_forged_from(maildata, gencreds, handler):
-    class env:
-        mail_from = gencreds()[0]
-        rcpt_tos = [gencreds()[0]]
-
-    # test that the filter lets good mail through
-    to_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    env.content = maildata(
-        "encrypted.eml", from_addr=env.mail_from, to_addr=to_addr
-    ).as_bytes()
-
-    assert not handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-    # test that the filter rejects forged mail
-    env.content = maildata(
-        "encrypted.eml", from_addr="forged@c3.testrun.org", to_addr=to_addr
-    ).as_bytes()
-    error = handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-    assert "500" in error
-
-
-def test_filtermail_no_encryption_detection(maildata):
-    msg = maildata(
-        "plain.eml", from_addr="some@example.org", to_addr="other@example.org"
-    )
-    assert not check_encrypted(msg)
-
-    # https://xkcd.com/1181/
-    msg = maildata(
-        "fake-encrypted.eml", from_addr="some@example.org", to_addr="other@example.org"
-    )
-    assert not check_encrypted(msg)
-
-
-def test_filtermail_securejoin_detection(maildata):
-    msg = maildata(
-        "securejoin-vc.eml", from_addr="some@example.org", to_addr="other@example.org"
-    )
-    assert is_securejoin(msg)
-
-    msg = maildata(
-        "securejoin-vc-fake.eml",
-        from_addr="some@example.org",
-        to_addr="other@example.org",
-    )
-    assert not is_securejoin(msg)
-
-
-def test_filtermail_encryption_detection(maildata):
-    msg = maildata(
-        "encrypted.eml",
-        from_addr="1@example.org",
-        to_addr="2@example.org",
-        subject="Subject does not matter, will be replaced anyway",
-    )
-    assert check_encrypted(msg)
-
-
-def test_filtermail_no_literal_packets(maildata):
-    """Test that literal OpenPGP packet is not considered an encrypted mail."""
-    msg = maildata("literal.eml", from_addr="1@example.org", to_addr="2@example.org")
-    assert not check_encrypted(msg)
-
-
-def test_filtermail_unencrypted_mdn(maildata, gencreds):
-    """Unencrypted MDNs should not pass."""
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = gencreds()[0] + ".other"
-    msg = maildata("mdn.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    assert not check_encrypted(msg)
-
-
-def test_send_rate_limiter():
-    limiter = SendRateLimiter()
-    for i in range(100):
-        if limiter.is_sending_allowed("some@example.org", 10):
-            if i <= 10:
-                continue
-            pytest.fail("limiter didn't work")
-        else:
-            assert i == 11
-            break
-
-
-def test_cleartext_excempt_privacy(maildata, gencreds, handler):
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = "privacy@testrun.org"
-    handler.config.passthrough_recipients = [to_addr]
-    false_to = "privacy@something.org"
-
-    msg = maildata("plain.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    # assert that None/no error is returned
-    assert not handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-    class env2:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr, false_to]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    assert "523" in handler.check_DATA(envelope=env2)
-
-
-def test_cleartext_self_send_autocrypt_setup_message(maildata, gencreds, handler):
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = from_addr
-
-    msg = maildata("asm.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    assert not handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-
-def test_cleartext_send_fails(maildata, gencreds, handler):
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = gencreds()[0]
-
-    msg = maildata("plain.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    res = handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-    assert "523 Encryption Needed" in res
-
-
-def test_cleartext_incoming_fails(maildata, gencreds, inhandler):
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr, password = gencreds()
-
-    msg = maildata("plain.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    user = inhandler.config.get_user(to_addr)
-    user.set_password(password)
-    res = inhandler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-    assert "523 Encryption Needed" in res
-
-    user.allow_incoming_cleartext()
-    assert not inhandler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-
-def test_cleartext_incoming_mailer_daemon(maildata, gencreds, inhandler):
-    from_addr = "mailer-daemon@example.org"
-    to_addr = gencreds()[0]
-
-    msg = maildata("mailer-daemon.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    assert not inhandler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-
-def test_cleartext_passthrough_domains(maildata, gencreds, handler):
-    from_addr = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = "privacy@x.y.z"
-    handler.config.passthrough_recipients = ["@x.y.z"]
-    false_to = "something@x.y"
-
-    msg = maildata("plain.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    # assert that None/no error is returned
-    assert not handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-    class env2:
-        mail_from = from_addr
-        rcpt_tos = [to_addr, false_to]
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    assert "523" in handler.check_DATA(envelope=env2)
-
-
-def test_cleartext_passthrough_senders(gencreds, handler, maildata):
-    acc1 = gencreds()[0]
-    to_addr = "recipient@something.org"
-    handler.config.passthrough_senders = [acc1]
-
-    msg = maildata("plain.eml", from_addr=acc1, to_addr=to_addr)
-
-    class env:
-        mail_from = acc1
-        rcpt_tos = to_addr
-        content = msg.as_bytes()
-
-    # assert that None/no error is returned
-    assert not handler.check_DATA(envelope=env)
-
-
-def test_check_armored_payload():
-    prefix = "-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r\n"
-    comment = "Version: ProtonMail\r\n"
-    payload = """\r
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-kOXRmDf/wmfj+c/ld3L2PkvwlgofhCudOQknZbo3ub1gjiTn7L+lMGHIj/3suMIl\r
-ID4EUxAXScIM1ZEz2fjtW5jATlqYcLjLTbf/olw6HFyPNH+9IssqXeZNKnGwPUB9\r
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-6W5Qn/8xsCL6av18yUVTi2G3igt3QCNoYx9evt2ZcIkNoyyagUVjfZe5GHXh8Dnz\r
-GaBXW/hg3HlXLRGaQu4RYCzBMJILcO25OhZOg6jbkCLiEexQlm2e9krB5cXR49Al\r
-UN4fiB0KR9JyG2ayUdNJVkXZSZLnHyRgiaadlpUo16LVvw==\r
-=b5Kp\r
------END PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
-\r
-"""
-
-    commented_payload = prefix + comment + payload
-    assert check_armored_payload(commented_payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(commented_payload, outgoing=True) == False
-
-    payload = prefix + payload
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == True
-
-    payload = payload.removesuffix("\r\n")
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == True
-
-    payload = payload.removesuffix("\r\n")
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == True
-
-    payload = payload.removesuffix("\r\n")
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == True
-
-    payload = """-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
-HELLOWORLD
------END PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
-"""
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == False
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == False
-
-    payload = """-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
-=njUN
------END PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
-"""
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == False
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == False
-
-    # Test payload using partial body length
-    # as generated by GopenPGP.
-    payload = """-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-\r
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-/zHEkYZSTKpVSvAIGu4=\r
-=6iHb\r
------END PGP MESSAGE-----\r
-"""
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=False) == True
-    assert check_armored_payload(payload, outgoing=True) == True

chatmaild/src/chatmaild/tests/test_filtermail_blackbox.py

@@ -57,10 +57,19 @@ def test_one_mail(
     path = str(config._inipath)
 
     popen = make_popen(["filtermail", path, filtermail_mode])
-    line = popen.stderr.readline().strip()
+
-    if b"loop" not in line:
+    # Wait for filtermail to start accepting connections
-        print(line.decode("ascii"), file=sys.stderr)
+    import socket
-        pytest.fail("starting filtermail failed")
+    import time
+    for _ in range(50):  # 5 second timeout
+        try:
+            sock = socket.create_connection(("127.0.0.1", smtp_inject_port), timeout=0.1)
+            sock.close()
+            break
+        except (ConnectionRefusedError, OSError):
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+    else:
+        pytest.fail("filtermail failed to start accepting connections")
 
     addr = f"user1@{config.mail_domain}"
     config.get_user(addr).set_password("l1k2j3l1k2j3l")

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/basedeploy.py

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import os
 from pyinfra.operations import files, server, systemd
 
 
+def has_systemd():
+    """Returns False during Docker image builds or any other non-systemd environment."""
+    return os.path.isdir("/run/systemd/system")
+
+
 def get_resource(arg, pkg=__package__):
     return importlib.resources.files(pkg).joinpath(arg)
 
@@ -17,9 +22,8 @@ def configure_remote_units(mail_domain, units) -> None:
 
     # install systemd units
     for fn in units:
-        execpath = fn if fn != "filtermail-incoming" else "filtermail"
         params = dict(
-            execpath=f"{remote_venv_dir}/bin/{execpath}",
+            execpath=f"{remote_venv_dir}/bin/{fn}",
             config_path=remote_chatmail_inipath,
             remote_venv_dir=remote_venv_dir,
             mail_domain=mail_domain,

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py

@@ -101,11 +101,17 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
     env["CHATMAIL_WEBSITE_ONLY"] = "True" if args.website_only else ""
     env["CHATMAIL_DISABLE_MAIL"] = "True" if args.disable_mail else ""
     env["CHATMAIL_REQUIRE_IROH"] = "True" if require_iroh else ""
+    if not args.dns_check_disabled:
+        env["CHATMAIL_ADDR_V4"] = remote_data.get("A") or ""
+        env["CHATMAIL_ADDR_V6"] = remote_data.get("AAAA") or ""
     deploy_path = importlib.resources.files(__package__).joinpath("run.py").resolve()
     pyinf = "pyinfra --dry" if args.dry_run else "pyinfra"
 
     cmd = f"{pyinf} --ssh-user root {ssh_host} {deploy_path} -y"
     if ssh_host in ["localhost", "@docker"]:
+        if ssh_host == "@docker":
+            env["CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK"] = "True"
+            env["CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL"] = "True"
         cmd = f"{pyinf} @local {deploy_path} -y"
 
     if version.parse(pyinfra.__version__) < version.parse("3"):
@@ -121,7 +127,7 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
                 out.red("Website deployment failed.")
         elif retcode == 0:
             out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
-        elif not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
+        elif not args.dns_check_disabled and not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
             out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")
             out.red("Run 'cmdeploy run' again")
             retcode = 0
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ def add_config_option(parser):
         "--config",
         dest="inipath",
         action="store",
-        default=Path("chatmail.ini"),
+        default=Path(os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_INI", "chatmail.ini")),
         type=Path,
         help="path to the chatmail.ini file",
     )

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/deployers.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Chat Mail pyinfra deploy.
 """
 
+import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from chatmaild.config import read_config
 from pyinfra import facts, host, logger
+from pyinfra.facts import hardware
 from pyinfra.api import FactBase
 from pyinfra.facts.files import Sha256File
 from pyinfra.facts.systemd import SystemdEnabled
@@ -24,8 +26,10 @@ from .basedeploy import (
     activate_remote_units,
     configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
+    has_systemd,
 )
 from .dovecot.deployer import DovecotDeployer
+from .filtermail.deployer import FiltermailDeployer
 from .mtail.deployer import MtailDeployer
 from .nginx.deployer import NginxDeployer
 from .opendkim.deployer import OpendkimDeployer
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ from .www import build_webpages, find_merge_conflict, get_paths
 
 class Port(FactBase):
     """
-    Returns the process occuping a port.
+    Returns the process occupying a port.
     """
 
     def command(self, port: int) -> str:
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ def _build_chatmaild(dist_dir) -> None:
 
 
 def remove_legacy_artifacts():
+    if not has_systemd():
+        return
     # disable legacy doveauth-dictproxy.service
     if host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("doveauth-dictproxy.service"):
         systemd.service(
@@ -140,6 +146,10 @@ def _configure_remote_venv_with_chatmaild(config) -> None:
 
 
 class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        self.config = config
+        self.need_restart = False
+
     def install(self):
         # Run local DNS resolver `unbound`.
         # `resolvconf` takes care of setting up /etc/resolv.conf
@@ -176,6 +186,27 @@ class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
                 "unbound-anchor -a /var/lib/unbound/root.key || true",
             ],
         )
+        if self.config.disable_ipv6:
+            files.directory(
+                path="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d",
+                present=True,
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="755",
+            )
+            conf = files.put(
+                src=get_resource("unbound/unbound.conf.j2"),
+                dest="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf",
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="644",
+            )
+        else:
+            conf = files.file(
+                path="/etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/chatmail.conf",
+                present=False,
+            )
+        self.need_restart |= conf.changed
 
     def activate(self):
         server.shell(
@@ -190,6 +221,7 @@ class UnboundDeployer(Deployer):
             service="unbound.service",
             running=True,
             enabled=True,
+            restarted=self.need_restart,
         )
 
 
@@ -271,7 +303,7 @@ class LegacyRemoveDeployer(Deployer):
             present=False,
         )
         # remove echobot if it is still running
-        if host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("echobot.service"):
+        if has_systemd() and host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled).get("echobot.service"):
             systemd.service(
                 name="Disable echobot.service",
                 service="echobot.service",
@@ -416,8 +448,6 @@ class ChatmailVenvDeployer(Deployer):
     def __init__(self, config):
         self.config = config
         self.units = (
-            "filtermail",
-            "filtermail-incoming",
             "chatmail-metadata",
             "lastlogin",
             "chatmail-expire",
@@ -528,47 +558,64 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool, website_only: bool) -
         files.line(
             name="Add 9.9.9.9 to resolv.conf",
             path="/etc/resolv.conf",
-            line="nameserver 9.9.9.9",
+            # Guard against resolv.conf missing a trailing newline (SolusVM bug).
+            line="\nnameserver 9.9.9.9",
         )
 
-    port_services = [
+    # Check if mtail_address interface is available (if configured)
-        (["master", "smtpd"], 25),
+    if config.mtail_address and config.mtail_address not in ('127.0.0.1', '::1', 'localhost'):
-        ("unbound", 53),
+        ipv4_addrs = host.get_fact(hardware.Ipv4Addrs)
-        ("acmetool", 80),
+        all_addresses = [addr for addrs in ipv4_addrs.values() for addr in addrs]
-        (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 143),
+        if config.mtail_address not in all_addresses:
-        ("nginx", 443),
+            Out().red(f"Deploy failed: mtail_address {config.mtail_address} is not available (VPN up?).\n")
-        (["master", "smtpd"], 465),
+            exit(1)
-        (["master", "smtpd"], 587),
+
-        (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 993),
+    if not os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK"):
-        ("iroh-relay", 3340),
+        port_services = [
-        ("mtail", 3903),
+            (["master", "smtpd"], 25),
-        ("dovecot-stats", 3904),
+            ("unbound", 53),
-        ("nginx", 8443),
+            ("acmetool", 80),
-        (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port),
+            (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 143),
-        (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming),
+            ("nginx", 443),
-        ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port),
+            (["master", "smtpd"], 465),
-        ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming),
+            (["master", "smtpd"], 587),
-    ]
+            (["imap-login", "dovecot"], 993),
-    for service, port in port_services:
+            ("iroh-relay", 3340),
-        print(f"Checking if port {port} is available for {service}...")
+            ("mtail", 3903),
-        running_service = host.get_fact(Port, port=port)
+            ("stats", 3904),
-        if running_service:
+            ("nginx", 8443),
-            if running_service not in service:
+            (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port),
-                Out().red(
+            (["master", "smtpd"], config.postfix_reinject_port_incoming),
-                    f"Deploy failed: port {port} is occupied by: {running_service}"
+            ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port),
-                )
+            ("filtermail", config.filtermail_smtp_port_incoming),
-                exit(1)
+        ]
+        for service, port in port_services:
+            print(f"Checking if port {port} is available for {service}...")
+            running_service = host.get_fact(Port, port=port)
+            services = [service] if isinstance(service, str) else service
+            if running_service:
+                if running_service not in services:
+                    Out().red(
+                        f"Deploy failed: port {port} is occupied by: {running_service}"
+                    )
+                    exit(1)
 
     tls_domains = [mail_domain, f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}", f"www.{mail_domain}"]
 
     all_deployers = [
         ChatmailDeployer(mail_domain),
         LegacyRemoveDeployer(),
+        FiltermailDeployer(),
         JournaldDeployer(),
-        UnboundDeployer(),
+        UnboundDeployer(config),
         TurnDeployer(mail_domain),
         IrohDeployer(config.enable_iroh_relay),
-        AcmetoolDeployer(config.acme_email, tls_domains),
+    ]
+
+    if not config.noacme:
+        all_deployers.append(AcmetoolDeployer(config.acme_email, tls_domains))
+
+    all_deployers += [
         WebsiteDeployer(config),
         ChatmailVenvDeployer(config),
         MtastsDeployer(),

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/deployer.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from chatmaild.config import Config
 from pyinfra import host
 from pyinfra.facts.server import Arch, Sysctl
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ from cmdeploy.basedeploy import (
     activate_remote_units,
     configure_remote_units,
     get_resource,
+    has_systemd,
 )
 
 
@@ -22,10 +25,11 @@ class DovecotDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def install(self):
         arch = host.get_fact(Arch)
-        if not "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
+        if has_systemd() and "dovecot.service" in host.get_fact(SystemdEnabled):
-            _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
+            return  # already installed and running
-            _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
+        _install_dovecot_package("core", arch)
-            _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
+        _install_dovecot_package("imapd", arch)
+        _install_dovecot_package("lmtpd", arch)
 
     def configure(self):
         configure_remote_units(self.config.mail_domain, self.units)
@@ -116,18 +120,19 @@ def _configure_dovecot(config: Config, debug: bool = False) -> (bool, bool):
 
     # as per https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/os/
     # it is recommended to set the following inotify limits
-    for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
+    if not os.environ.get("CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL"):
-        key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
+        for name in ("max_user_instances", "max_user_watches"):
-        if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
+            key = f"fs.inotify.{name}"
-            # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
+            if host.get_fact(Sysctl)[key] > 65535:
-            # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
+                # Skip updating limits if already sufficient
-            continue
+                # (enables running in incus containers where sysctl readonly)
-        server.sysctl(
+                continue
-            name=f"Change {key}",
+            server.sysctl(
-            key=key,
+                name=f"Change {key}",
-            value=65535,
+                key=key,
-            persist=True,
+                value=65535,
-        )
+                persist=True,
+            )
 
     timezone_env = files.line(
         name="Set TZ environment variable",

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/dovecot.conf.j2

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Dovecot configuration file
 
 {% if disable_ipv6 %}
-listen = *
+listen = 0.0.0.0
 {% endif %}
 
 protocols = imap lmtp

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/filtermail/deployer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from pyinfra import facts, host
+from pyinfra.operations import files, systemd
+
+from cmdeploy.basedeploy import Deployer, get_resource
+
+
+class FiltermailDeployer(Deployer):
+    services = ["filtermail", "filtermail-incoming"]
+    bin_path = "/usr/local/bin/filtermail"
+    config_path = "/usr/local/lib/chatmaild/chatmail.ini"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.need_restart = False
+
+    def install(self):
+        arch = host.get_fact(facts.server.Arch)
+        url = f"https://github.com/chatmail/filtermail/releases/download/v0.3.0/filtermail-{arch}"
+        sha256sum = {
+            "x86_64": "f14a31323ae2dad3b59d3fdafcde507521da2f951a9478cd1f2fe2b4463df71d",
+            "aarch64": "933770d75046c4fd7084ce8d43f905f8748333426ad839154f0fc654755ef09f",
+        }[arch]
+        self.need_restart |= files.download(
+            name="Download filtermail",
+            src=url,
+            sha256sum=sha256sum,
+            dest=self.bin_path,
+            mode="755",
+        ).changed
+
+    def configure(self):
+        for service in self.services:
+            self.need_restart |= files.template(
+                src=get_resource(f"filtermail/{service}.service.j2"),
+                dest=f"/etc/systemd/system/{service}.service",
+                user="root",
+                group="root",
+                mode="644",
+                bin_path=self.bin_path,
+                config_path=self.config_path,
+            ).changed
+
+    def activate(self):
+        for service in self.services:
+            systemd.service(
+                name=f"Start and enable {service}",
+                service=f"{service}.service",
+                running=True,
+                enabled=True,
+                restarted=self.need_restart,
+                daemon_reload=True,
+            )
+        self.need_restart = False

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/filtermail/filtermail-incoming.service.j2

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 Description=Incoming Chatmail Postfix before queue filter 
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart={execpath} {config_path} incoming
+ExecStart={{ bin_path }} {{ config_path }} incoming
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30
 User=vmail
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
-

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/filtermail/filtermail.service.j2

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=Outgoing Chatmail Postfix before queue filter
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart={execpath} {config_path} outgoing
+ExecStart={{ bin_path }} {{ config_path }} outgoing
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30
 User=vmail

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/mtail/delivered_mail.mtail

@@ -44,21 +44,37 @@ counter warning_count
 }
 
 
-counter filtered_mail_count
+counter filtered_outgoing_mail_count
 
-counter encrypted_mail_count
+counter outgoing_encrypted_mail_count
-/Filtering encrypted mail\./ {
+/Outgoing: Filtering encrypted mail\./ {
-  encrypted_mail_count++
+  outgoing_encrypted_mail_count++
-  filtered_mail_count++
+  filtered_outgoing_mail_count++
 }
 
-counter unencrypted_mail_count
+counter outgoing_unencrypted_mail_count
-/Filtering unencrypted mail\./ {
+/Outgoing: Filtering unencrypted mail\./ {
-  unencrypted_mail_count++
+  outgoing_unencrypted_mail_count++
-  filtered_mail_count++
+  filtered_outgoing_mail_count++
 }
 
+
+counter filtered_incoming_mail_count
+
+counter incoming_encrypted_mail_count
+/Incoming: Filtering encrypted mail\./ {
+  incoming_encrypted_mail_count++
+  filtered_incoming_mail_count++
+}
+
+counter incoming_unencrypted_mail_count
+/Incoming: Filtering unencrypted mail\./ {
+  incoming_unencrypted_mail_count++
+  filtered_incoming_mail_count++
+}
+
+
 counter rejected_unencrypted_mail_count
-/Rejected unencrypted mail\./ {
+/Rejected unencrypted mail/ {
   rejected_unencrypted_mail_count++
 }

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/deployer.py

@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ class PostfixDeployer(Deployer):
         )
         need_restart |= lmtp_header_cleanup.changed
 
+        tls_policy_map = files.put(
+            name="Upload SMTP TLS Policy that accepts self-signed certificates for IP-only hosts",
+            src=get_resource("postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map"),
+            dest="/etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map",
+            user="root",
+            group="root",
+            mode="644",
+        )
+        need_restart |= tls_policy_map.changed
+        if tls_policy_map.changed:
+            server.shell(
+                commands=["postmap /etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map"],
+            )
+
         # Login map that 1:1 maps email address to login.
         login_map = files.put(
             src=get_resource("postfix/login_map"),

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/lmtp_header_cleanup

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /^DKIM-Signature:/            IGNORE
 /^Authentication-Results:/            IGNORE
+/^Received:/            IGNORE

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/main.cf.j2

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ smtp_tls_security_level=verify
 # <https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtp_tls_servername>
 smtp_tls_servername = hostname
 smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache
-smtp_tls_policy_maps = inline:{nauta.cu=may}
+smtp_tls_policy_maps = regexp:/etc/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map
 smtp_tls_protocols = >=TLSv1.2
 smtp_tls_mandatory_protocols = >=TLSv1.2
 
@@ -64,7 +64,20 @@ alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases
 mydestination =
 
 relayhost = 
+{% if disable_ipv6 %}
+mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8
+{% else %}
 mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128
+{% endif %}
+{% if config.addr_v4 %}
+smtp_bind_address = {{ config.addr_v4 }}
+{% endif %}
+{% if config.addr_v6 %}
+smtp_bind_address6 = {{ config.addr_v6 }}
+{% endif %}
+{% if config.addr_v4 or config.addr_v6 %}
+smtp_bind_address_enforce = yes
+{% endif %}
 mailbox_size_limit = 0
 message_size_limit = {{config.max_message_size}}
 recipient_delimiter = +

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/postfix/smtp_tls_policy_map

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/^\[[^]]+\]$/ encrypt
+/^nauta\.cu$/    may

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/sshexec.py

@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ class LocalExec:
         self.verbose = verbose
         self.docker = docker
 
+    def __call__(self, call, kwargs=None, log_callback=None):
+        if kwargs is None:
+            kwargs = {}
+        return call(**kwargs)
+
     def logged(self, call, kwargs: dict):
         where = "locally"
         if self.docker:

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py

@@ -189,12 +189,14 @@ def test_exceed_rate_limit(cmsetup, gencreds, maildata, chatmail_config):
     mail = maildata(
         "encrypted.eml", from_addr=user1.addr, to_addr=user2.addr
     ).as_string()
-    for i in range(chatmail_config.max_user_send_per_minute + 5):
+
-        print("Sending mail", str(i))
+    start = time.time()
+    for i in range(chatmail_config.max_user_send_per_minute * 3):
+        print("Sending mail", str(i + 1), "at", time.time() - start, "s.")
         try:
             user1.smtp.sendmail(user1.addr, [user2.addr], mail)
         except smtplib.SMTPException as e:
-            if i < chatmail_config.max_user_send_per_minute:
+            if i < chatmail_config.max_user_send_burst_size:
                 pytest.fail(f"rate limit was exceeded too early with msg {i}")
             outcome = e.recipients[user2.addr]
             assert outcome[0] == 450

cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/unbound/unbound.conf.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Managed by cmdeploy: disable IPv6 in unbound.
+server:
+  interface: 127.0.0.1
+  do-ip6: no

doc/source/docker.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+Docker installation
+===================
+
+This section provides instructions for installing a chatmail relay
+using Docker Compose.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Docker support is experimental and not yet covered by automated tests, please report bugs.
+
+
+Known limitations
+-----------------
+
+- Requires cgroups v2 on the host. Operation with cgroups v1 has not been tested.
+- This preliminary image simply wraps the cmdeploy process detailed in the :doc:`getting_started` instructions in a full Debian-systemd image. 
+- Currently, the image has only been tested and built on amd64, though arm64 should theoretically work as well.
+
+
+Prerequisites
+-------------
+
+- **Docker Compose v2** (``docker compose``, not ``docker-compose``) is
+  required for its ``cgroup: host`` support (`Install instructions <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#install-using-the-repository>`_:)
+
+- **DNS records** for your domain (see step 1 below).
+
+- **Kernel parameters** — ``fs.inotify.max_user_instances`` and
+  ``fs.inotify.max_user_watches`` must be raised on the host because they
+  cannot be changed inside the container (see step 2 below).
+
+
+Preliminary setup
+-----------------
+
+We use ``chat.example.org`` as the chatmail domain in the following
+steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
+
+1. Setup the initial DNS records.
+   The following is an example in the familiar BIND zone file format with
+   a TTL of 1 hour (3600 seconds).
+   Please substitute your domain and IP addresses.
+
+   ::
+
+       chat.example.org. 3600 IN A 198.51.100.5
+       chat.example.org. 3600 IN AAAA 2001:db8::5
+       www.chat.example.org. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.org.
+       mta-sts.chat.example.org. 3600 IN CNAME chat.example.org.
+
+2. Configure kernel parameters on the host, as these can not be set from the container::
+
+       echo "fs.inotify.max_user_instances=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
+       echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=65536" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.d/99-inotify.conf
+       sudo sysctl --system
+
+
+Docker Compose Setup
+--------------------
+
+Pre-built images are available from GitHub Container Registry. The
+``main`` branch and tagged releases are pushed automatically by CI::
+
+    docker pull ghcr.io/chatmail/relay:main      # latest main branch
+    docker pull ghcr.io/chatmail/relay:1.2.3     # tagged release
+
+
+Create service directory
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Either:
+
+- Create a service directory, e.g., `/srv/chatmail-relay`::
+
+    mkdir -p /srv/chatmail-relay && cd /srv/chatmail-relay
+    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chatmail/relay/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chatmail/relay/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.override.yaml.example
+    wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chatmail/relay/refs/heads/main/docker/env.example -O .env
+    
+
+- or clone the chatmail repo ::
+
+   git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
+   cd relay
+   cp example.env .env
+
+
+
+Customize and start
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+1. All local customizations (data paths, extra volumes, config mounts) go in
+   ``docker-compose.override.yaml``, which Compose merges automatically with
+   the base file. By default, all data is stored in docker volumes, you will
+   likely want to at least create and configure the mail storage location. Copy
+   the example to get started::
+
+       cp docker/docker-compose.override.yaml.example docker-compose.override.yaml
+       # and edit docker-compose.override.yaml
+
+
+2. Configure the ``.env`` file. Only ``MAIL_DOMAIN`` is required, the domain
+   name of the future server.
+
+   The container generates a ``chatmail.ini`` with defaults from
+   ``MAIL_DOMAIN`` on first start. To customize chatmail settings, mount
+   your own ``chatmail.ini`` instead (see `Custom chatmail.ini`_ below).
+
+3. Start the container::
+
+       docker compose up -d
+       docker compose logs -f chatmail   # view logs, Ctrl+C to exit
+
+4. After installation is complete, open ``https://chat.example.org`` in
+   your browser.
+
+
+Managing the server
+-------------------
+
+Use ``docker exec`` to run cmdeploy commands inside the container::
+
+    # Show required DNS records
+    docker exec chatmail /opt/cmdeploy/bin/cmdeploy dns --ssh-host @local
+
+    # Check server status
+    docker exec chatmail /opt/cmdeploy/bin/cmdeploy status --ssh-host @local
+
+    # Run benchmarks (can also run from any machine with cmdeploy installed)
+    docker exec chatmail /opt/cmdeploy/bin/cmdeploy bench chat.example.org
+
+
+Customization
+-------------
+
+Custom website
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+You can customize the chatmail landing page by mounting a directory with
+your own website source files.
+
+1. Create a directory with your custom website source::
+
+       mkdir -p ./custom/www/src
+       nano ./custom/www/src/index.md
+
+2. Add the volume mount in ``docker-compose.override.yaml``::
+
+       services:
+         chatmail:
+           volumes:
+             - ./custom/www:/opt/chatmail-www
+
+3. Restart the service::
+
+       docker compose down
+       docker compose up -d
+
+
+Custom chatmail.ini
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+There are two configuration modes:
+
+**Simple (default):** Set ``MAIL_DOMAIN`` in ``.env``. The container
+auto-generates ``chatmail.ini`` with defaults on first start. This is
+sufficient for most deployments.
+
+**Advanced:** Generate a ``chatmail.ini``, edit it, and mount it into
+the container. This gives you full control over all chatmail settings.
+
+1. Extract the generated config from a running container::
+
+       docker cp chatmail:/etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini ./chatmail.ini
+
+2. Edit ``chatmail.ini`` as needed.
+
+3. Add the volume mount in ``docker-compose.override.yaml`` ::
+
+       services:
+         chatmail:
+           volumes:
+             - ./chatmail.ini:/etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini
+
+4. Restart the container, the container skips generating a new one: ::
+
+       docker compose down && docker compose up -d
+
+
+Migrating from a bare-metal install
+------------------------------------
+
+If you have an existing bare-metal chatmail installation and want to
+switch to Docker:
+
+1. Stop all existing services::
+
+       systemctl stop postfix dovecot doveauth nginx opendkim unbound \
+         acmetool-redirector filtermail filtermail-incoming chatmail-turn \
+         iroh-relay chatmail-metadata lastlogin mtail
+       systemctl disable postfix dovecot doveauth nginx opendkim unbound \
+         acmetool-redirector filtermail filtermail-incoming chatmail-turn \
+         iroh-relay chatmail-metadata lastlogin mtail
+
+2. Copy your existing ``chatmail.ini`` and mount it into the container
+   (see `Custom chatmail.ini`_ above)::
+
+       cp /usr/local/lib/chatmaild/chatmail.ini ./chatmail.ini
+
+3. Copy persistent data into the ``./data/`` subdirectories (for example, as configured in `Customize and start`_) ::
+
+       mkdir -p data/chatmail-dkimkeys data/chatmail-acme data/chatmail
+
+       # DKIM keys
+       cp -a /etc/dkimkeys/* data/chatmail-dkimkeys/
+
+       # ACME certificates and account
+       rsync -a /var/lib/acme/ data/chatmail-acme/
+
+       # Mail data
+       rsync -a /home/ data/chatmail/
+
+   Alternatively, mount ``/home/vmail`` directly by changing the volume
+   in ``docker-compose-override.yaml``::
+
+       - /home/vmail:/home/vmail
+
+   The three ``./data/`` subdirectories cover all persistent state.
+   Everything else is regenerated by the ``configure`` and ``activate``
+   stages on container start.
+
+Building the image
+------------------
+
+Clone the repository and build the Docker image::
+
+    git clone https://github.com/chatmail/relay
+    cd relay
+    docker compose build chatmail
+
+The build bakes all binaries, Python packages, and the install stage
+into the image. After building, only ``docker-compose.yaml`` and ``.env``
+are needed to run the container.
+
+You can transfer a locally built image to your server directly (pigz is parallel `gzip` which can be used instead as well) ::
+
+    docker save chatmail-relay:latest | pigz | ssh chat.example.org 'pigz -d | docker load'
+
+
+Forcing a full reinstall
+------------------------
+
+On container start, only the ``configure`` and ``activate`` stages run by default.
+
+To force a full reinstall (e.g. after updating the source), either
+rebuild the image::
+
+    docker compose build chatmail
+    docker compose up -d
+
+Or override the stages at runtime without rebuilding::
+
+    CMDEPLOY_STAGES="install,configure,activate" docker compose up -d

doc/source/getting_started.rst

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ steps. Please substitute it with your own domain.
    configure at your DNS provider (it can take some time until they are
    public).
 
+Docker installation
+-------------------
+
+There is experimental support for running chatmail via Docker Compose.
+See :doc:`docker` for full setup instructions.
+
 Other helpful commands
 ----------------------
 

doc/source/index.rst

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Contributions and feedback welcome through the https://github.com/chatmail/relay
     :maxdepth: 5
 
     getting_started
+    docker
     proxy
     migrate
     overview

doc/source/overview.rst

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ The deployed system components of a chatmail relay are:
 -  Dovecot_ is the Mail Delivery Agent (MDA) and
    stores messages for users until they download them
 
+-  `filtermail <https://github.com/chatmail/filtermail>`_
+   prevents unencrypted email from leaving or entering the chatmail
+   service and is integrated into Postfix’s outbound and inbound mail
+   pipelines.
+
 -  Nginx_ shows the web page with privacy policy and additional information
 
 -  `acmetool <https://hlandau.github.io/acmetool/>`_ manages TLS
@@ -85,11 +90,6 @@ short overview of ``chatmaild`` services:
    <https://doc.dovecot.org/2.3/configuration_manual/authentication/dict/#complete-example-for-authenticating-via-a-unix-socket>`_
    to authenticate logins.
 
--  `filtermail <https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/main/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/filtermail.py>`_
-   prevents unencrypted email from leaving or entering the chatmail
-   service and is integrated into Postfix’s outbound and inbound mail
-   pipelines.
-
 -  `chatmail-metadata <https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/main/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/metadata.py>`_
    is contacted by a `Dovecot lua
    script <https://github.com/chatmail/relay/blob/main/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/dovecot/push_notification.lua>`_

doc/source/related.rst

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ We know of three work-in-progress alternative implementation efforts:
    it to support all of the features and configuration settings required
    to operate as a chatmail relay.
 
--  `Madmail <https://github.com/omidz4t/madmail>`_: an
+-  `Madmail <https://github.com/themadorg/madmail>`_: an
-   experimental fork of Maddy Mail Server <https://maddy.email/>`_ optimized
+   experimental fork of `Maddy Mail Server <https://maddy.email/>`_, modified
    for chatmail deployments.  It provides a single binary solution
    for running a chatmail relay.
 

docker-compose.override.yaml.example

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Local overrides — copy to docker-compose.override.yaml in the repo root.
+# Compose automatically merges this with docker-compose.yaml.
+#
+#   cp docker/docker-compose.override.yaml.example docker-compose.override.yaml
+#
+# Volumes listed here are APPENDED to the base file's volumes.
+# Scalar values (environment, image, etc.) are REPLACED.
+services:
+  chatmail:
+    volumes:
+      ## Data paths — bind-mount to host directories for easy access/backup.
+      ## Uncomment and adjust paths as needed. These override the named
+      ## volumes in the base docker-compose.yaml.
+      # - ./data/chatmail:/home/vmail
+      # - ./data/chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
+      # - ./data/chatmail-acme:/var/lib/acme
+
+      ## Or mount data from an existing bare-metal install.
+      ## Note: DKIM key ownership is fixed automatically on startup
+      ## (the host's opendkim UID may differ from the container's).
+      # - /home/vmail:/home/vmail
+      # - /etc/dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
+      # - /var/lib/acme:/var/lib/acme
+
+      ## Mount your own chatmail.ini (skips auto-generation):
+      # - ./chatmail.ini:/etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini
+
+      ## Custom website:
+      # - ./custom/www:/opt/chatmail-www
+
+      ## Debug — mount scripts from the repo for live editing:
+      # - ./docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh:/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
+      # - ./docker/files/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Base compose file — do not edit. Put customizations (data paths, extra
+# volumes, env overrides) in docker-compose.override.yaml instead.
+# See docker/docker-compose.override.yaml.example for a starting point.
+#
+# Security note: this container uses network_mode:host (chatmail needs many
+# ports: 25, 53, 80, 143, 443, 465, 587, 993, 3340, 8443) and cgroup:host
+# (required for systemd). Together these give the container near-host-level
+# access. This is acceptable for a dedicated mail server, but be aware that
+# the container can bind any port and see all host network traffic.
+services:
+  chatmail:
+    build:
+      context: ./
+      dockerfile: docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
+      args:
+        GIT_HASH: ${GIT_HASH:-unknown}
+    image: chatmail-relay:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: chatmail
+    # Required for systemd — use only one of the following:
+    cgroup: host          # compose v2 only
+    # privileged: true    # compose v1 (not tested)
+    tty: true # required for logs
+    tmpfs: # required for systemd
+      - /tmp
+      - /run
+      - /run/lock
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    environment:
+      MAIL_DOMAIN: $MAIL_DOMAIN
+      CMDEPLOY_STAGES: ${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-}
+      CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL: ${CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL:-True}
+      CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK: ${CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK:-True}
+      CHATMAIL_NOACME: ${CHATMAIL_NOACME:-}
+    network_mode: "host"
+    volumes:
+      ## system (required)
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+      ## data (defaults — override in docker-compose.override.yaml)
+      - chatmail-data:/home/vmail
+      - chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
+      - chatmail-acme:/var/lib/acme
+
+volumes:
+  chatmail-data:
+  chatmail-dkimkeys:
+  chatmail-acme:

docker/build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Build the chatmail Docker image with the current git hash baked in.
+# Usage: ./docker/build.sh [extra docker-compose build args...]
+#
+# .git/ is excluded from the build context (.dockerignore) so the hash
+# must be passed as a build arg from the host.
+
+export GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+exec docker compose build "$@"

docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+FROM jrei/systemd-debian:12 AS base
+
+ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
+RUN echo 'APT::Install-Recommends "0";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend && \
+    echo 'APT::Install-Suggests "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend && \
+    apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+        ca-certificates && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    TZ=UTC \
+    apt-get install -y tzdata && \
+    apt-get install -y locales && \
+    sed -i -e "s/# $LANG.*/$LANG UTF-8/" /etc/locale.gen && \
+    dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=noninteractive locales && \
+    update-locale LANG=$LANG \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y \
+        git \
+        python3 \
+        python3-venv \
+        python3-virtualenv \
+        gcc \
+        python3-dev \
+        opendkim \
+        opendkim-tools \
+        curl \
+        rsync \
+        unbound \
+        unbound-anchor \
+        dnsutils \
+        postfix \
+        acl \
+        nginx \
+        libnginx-mod-stream \
+        fcgiwrap \
+        cron \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# --- Build-time: install cmdeploy venv and run install stage ---
+# Editable install so importlib.resources reads directly from the source tree.
+# On container start only "configure,activate" stages run.
+COPY . /opt/chatmail/
+WORKDIR /opt/chatmail
+
+RUN printf '[params]\nmail_domain = build.local\n' > /tmp/chatmail.ini
+
+# Dummy git repo init: .git/ is excluded from the build context (.dockerignore)
+# but setuptools calls `git ls-files` when building the sdist.
+RUN git init -q && \
+    python3 -m venv /opt/cmdeploy && \
+    /opt/cmdeploy/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir \
+        -e chatmaild/ -e cmdeploy/
+
+RUN CMDEPLOY_STAGES=install \
+    CHATMAIL_INI=/tmp/chatmail.ini \
+    CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL=True \
+    CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK=True \
+    /opt/cmdeploy/bin/pyinfra @local \
+        /opt/chatmail/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/run.py -y
+
+RUN cp -a www/ /opt/chatmail-www/
+
+RUN rm -f /tmp/chatmail.ini
+
+# Record image version (used in deploy fingerprint at runtime).
+# GIT_HASH is passed as a build arg (from docker-compose or CI) so that
+# .git/ can be excluded from the build context via .dockerignore.
+ARG GIT_HASH=unknown
+RUN echo "$GIT_HASH" > /etc/chatmail-image-version && \
+    echo "$GIT_HASH" > /etc/chatmail-version
+# --- End build-time install ---
+
+ENV CHATMAIL_INI=/etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini
+ENV PATH="/opt/cmdeploy/bin:${PATH}"
+RUN ln -s /etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini /opt/chatmail/chatmail.ini
+
+ARG SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH=/lib/systemd/system/setup_chatmail.service
+COPY ./docker/files/setup_chatmail.service "$SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH"
+RUN ln -sf "$SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH" "/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/setup_chatmail.service"
+
+# Remove default nginx site config at build time (not in entrypoint)
+RUN rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+
+COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh /setup_chatmail_docker.sh
+COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Certificate monitoring as a proper systemd timer (not a background process)
+COPY --chmod=555 ./docker/files/chatmail-certmon.sh /chatmail-certmon.sh
+COPY ./docker/files/chatmail-certmon.service /lib/systemd/system/chatmail-certmon.service
+COPY ./docker/files/chatmail-certmon.timer /lib/systemd/system/chatmail-certmon.timer
+RUN ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/chatmail-certmon.timer /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants/chatmail-certmon.timer
+
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=60s --timeout=10s --retries=3 \
+  CMD systemctl is-active dovecot postfix nginx unbound opendkim filtermail doveauth chatmail-metadata || exit 1
+
+STOPSIGNAL SIGRTMIN+3
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
+
+CMD [   "--default-standard-output=journal+console", \
+        "--default-standard-error=journal+console" ]
+

docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Traefik reverse proxy + cert manager for chatmail.
+# Use this instead of docker-compose.yaml when Traefik manages TLS certificates.
+#
+# Required .env vars:
+#   MAIL_DOMAIN=chat.example.com
+#   ACME_EMAIL=admin@example.com
+#
+# Usage:
+#   cp docker/example-traefik.env .env
+#   docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml build
+#   docker compose -f docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml up -d
+
+services:
+  chatmail:
+    build:
+      context: ../
+      dockerfile: docker/chatmail_relay.dockerfile
+    image: chatmail-relay:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: chatmail
+    depends_on:
+      traefik-certs-dumper:
+        condition: service_started
+    cgroup: host
+    tty: true
+    tmpfs:
+      - /tmp
+      - /run
+      - /run/lock
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    environment:
+      MAIL_DOMAIN: $MAIL_DOMAIN
+      CMDEPLOY_STAGES: ${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-}
+      CHATMAIL_NOACME: "true"
+      PATH_TO_SSL: /var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}
+    ports:
+      - "25:25"
+      - "143:143"
+      - "465:465"
+      - "587:587"
+      - "993:993"
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+      - chatmail-data:/home
+      - chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
+      - traefik-certs:/var/lib/acme/live:ro
+
+    labels:
+      - traefik.enable=true
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail.loadbalancer.server.scheme=https
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail.loadbalancer.server.port=443
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail.loadbalancer.serverstransport=insecure@file
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail.rule=Host(`${MAIL_DOMAIN}`) || Host(`mta-sts.${MAIL_DOMAIN}`) || Host(`www.${MAIL_DOMAIN}`)
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail.tls=true
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail.tls.certresolver=letsEncrypt
+
+  traefik:
+    image: traefik:v3.3
+    container_name: traefik
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    command:
+      - "--configFile=/config.yaml"
+      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsEncrypt.acme.email=${ACME_EMAIL}"
+    network_mode: host
+    depends_on:
+      traefik-init:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+      - ./traefik/config.yaml:/config.yaml:ro
+      - traefik-data:/data
+      - ./traefik/dynamic-configs:/dynamic/conf:ro
+
+  traefik-init:
+    image: alpine:latest
+    restart: "no"
+    entrypoint: sh -c 'touch /data/acme.json && chmod 600 /data/acme.json'
+    volumes:
+      - traefik-data:/data
+
+  traefik-certs-dumper:
+    image: ldez/traefik-certs-dumper:v2.10.0
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    depends_on:
+      - traefik
+    entrypoint: sh -c '
+      apk add openssl
+      && while ! [ -e /data/acme.json ] || ! [ "$$(jq ".[] | .Certificates | length" /data/acme.json | jq -s "add")" != "0" ]; do
+        sleep 1
+      ; done
+      && traefik-certs-dumper file --version v3 --watch --domain-subdir=true
+        --source /data/acme.json --dest /certs --post-hook "sh /post-hook.sh"'
+    volumes:
+      - traefik-data:/data:ro
+      - traefik-certs:/certs
+      - ./traefik/post-hook.sh:/post-hook.sh:ro
+
+volumes:
+  chatmail-data:
+  chatmail-dkimkeys:
+  traefik-data:
+  traefik-certs:

docker/example-traefik.env

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAIL_DOMAIN="chat.example.com"
+ACME_EMAIL="admin@example.com"
+
+# CMDEPLOY_STAGES - default: "configure,activate". Set to "install,configure,activate" to force full reinstall.
+# CMDEPLOY_STAGES="configure,activate"

docker/files/chatmail-certmon.service

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Check TLS certificate changes and reload services
+After=setup_chatmail.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /chatmail-certmon.sh
+PassEnvironment=MAIL_DOMAIN PATH_TO_SSL

docker/files/chatmail-certmon.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Check if TLS certificates have changed and reload services if so.
+# Called by chatmail-certmon.timer (systemd timer, default every 60s).
+set -eo pipefail
+
+PATH_TO_SSL="${PATH_TO_SSL:-/var/lib/acme/live/${MAIL_DOMAIN}}"
+HASH_FILE="/run/chatmail-certmon.hash"
+
+if [ ! -d "$PATH_TO_SSL" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+current_hash=$(find "$PATH_TO_SSL" -type f -exec sha1sum {} \; | sort | sha1sum | awk '{print $1}')
+previous_hash=""
+if [ -f "$HASH_FILE" ]; then
+    previous_hash=$(cat "$HASH_FILE")
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$current_hash" ] && [ "$current_hash" != "$previous_hash" ]; then
+    echo "[INFO] Certificate hash changed, reloading nginx, dovecot and postfix."
+    echo "$current_hash" > "$HASH_FILE"
+    # On first run (no previous hash), don't reload — services may not be up yet
+    if [ -n "$previous_hash" ]; then
+        systemctl reload nginx.service
+        systemctl reload dovecot.service
+        systemctl reload postfix.service
+    fi
+fi

docker/files/chatmail-certmon.timer

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Periodically check TLS certificate changes
+
+[Timer]
+OnBootSec=120
+OnUnitActiveSec=60
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

docker/files/entrypoint.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eo pipefail
+
+SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH="${SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH:-/lib/systemd/system/setup_chatmail.service}"
+
+# Whitelist only the env vars needed by setup_chatmail_docker.sh.
+# Forwarding all env vars (via printenv) would leak Docker internals,
+# orchestrator secrets, and other unrelated variables into systemd.
+env_vars="MAIL_DOMAIN CMDEPLOY_STAGES CHATMAIL_INI CHATMAIL_NOSYSCTL CHATMAIL_NOPORTCHECK CHATMAIL_NOACME PATH_TO_SSL PATH"
+sed -i "s|<envs_list>|$env_vars|g" "$SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH"
+
+exec /lib/systemd/systemd "$@"

docker/files/setup_chatmail.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run container setup commands
+After=multi-user.target
+ConditionPathExists=/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/bash /setup_chatmail_docker.sh
+RemainAfterExit=true
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/chatmail
+PassEnvironment=<envs_list>
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+export CHATMAIL_INI="${CHATMAIL_INI:-/etc/chatmail/chatmail.ini}"
+
+CMDEPLOY=/opt/cmdeploy/bin/cmdeploy
+
+if [ -z "$MAIL_DOMAIN" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Environment variable 'MAIL_DOMAIN' must be set!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+### MAIN
+
+if [ ! -f /etc/dkimkeys/opendkim.private ]; then
+    /usr/sbin/opendkim-genkey -D /etc/dkimkeys -d "$MAIL_DOMAIN" -s opendkim
+fi
+# Fix ownership for bind-mounted keys (host opendkim UID may differ from container)
+chown -R opendkim:opendkim /etc/dkimkeys
+
+# Journald: forward to console for docker logs
+grep -q '^ForwardToConsole=yes' /etc/systemd/journald.conf \
+    || echo "ForwardToConsole=yes" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+systemctl restart systemd-journald
+
+# Create chatmail.ini (skips if file already exists, e.g. volume-mounted)
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CHATMAIL_INI")"
+if [ ! -f "$CHATMAIL_INI" ]; then
+    $CMDEPLOY init --config "$CHATMAIL_INI" "$MAIL_DOMAIN"
+fi
+
+# --- Deploy fingerprint: skip cmdeploy run if nothing changed ---
+# On restart with identical image+config, systemd already brings up all
+# enabled services — the full cmdeploy run is redundant (~30s saved).
+# The install stage runs at image build time (Dockerfile), so only
+# configure+activate are needed here.
+IMAGE_VERSION_FILE="/etc/chatmail-image-version"
+FINGERPRINT_FILE="/etc/chatmail/.deploy-fingerprint"
+image_ver="none"
+[ -f "$IMAGE_VERSION_FILE" ] && image_ver=$(cat "$IMAGE_VERSION_FILE")
+config_hash=$(sha256sum "$CHATMAIL_INI" | cut -c1-16)
+current_fp="${image_ver}:${config_hash}"
+
+# CMDEPLOY_STAGES non-empty in env = operator override → always run.
+# Otherwise, if fingerprint matches the last successful deploy, skip.
+if [ -z "${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-}" ] \
+    && [ -f "$FINGERPRINT_FILE" ] \
+    && [ "$(cat "$FINGERPRINT_FILE")" = "$current_fp" ]; then
+    echo "[INFO] No changes detected ($current_fp), skipping deploy."
+else
+    export CMDEPLOY_STAGES="${CMDEPLOY_STAGES:-configure,activate}"
+    $CMDEPLOY run --config "$CHATMAIL_INI" --ssh-host @local
+    echo "$current_fp" > "$FINGERPRINT_FILE"
+fi

docker/traefik/config.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+log:
+  level: INFO
+
+entryPoints:
+  web:
+    address: ":80"
+    http:
+      redirections:
+        entryPoint:
+          to: websecure
+          permanent: true
+  websecure:
+    address: ":443"
+
+providers:
+  docker:
+    endpoint: "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+    exposedByDefault: false
+  file:
+    directory: /dynamic/conf
+    watch: true
+
+certificatesResolvers:
+  letsEncrypt:
+    acme:
+      storage: /data/acme.json
+      caServer: "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory"
+      tlschallenge: true
+      httpChallenge:
+        entryPoint: web

docker/traefik/dynamic-configs/insecure.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+http:
+  serversTransports:
+    insecure:
+      insecureSkipVerify: true

docker/traefik/post-hook.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Post-hook for traefik-certs-dumper: create symlinks from Traefik's
+# cert dump format to the paths chatmail expects (fullchain, privkey).
+CERTS_DIR="${CERTS_DIR:-/certs}"
+
+for dir in "$CERTS_DIR"/*/; do
+    [ -d "$dir" ] || continue
+    cd "$dir"
+    [ -f "certificate.crt" ] && ln -sf certificate.crt fullchain
+    [ -f "privatekey.key" ] && ln -sf privatekey.key privkey
+    cd - > /dev/null
+done

env.example

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+MAIL_DOMAIN="chat.example.com"
+
+# CMDEPLOY_STAGES - default: "configure,activate". Set to "install,configure,activate" to force full reinstall.
+# CMDEPLOY_STAGES="configure,activate"
+
+# Skip acmetool when using an external certificate manager (e.g. Traefik, Caddy).
+# CHATMAIL_NOACME="True"