Requirements

Requirements

Galleon aims to make the process of setting up an email server much easier than any other solution but the World of email delivery is complex in nature and requires some minimal setup.

Here is a list of specific requirements for running Galleon as a Mail-Server.

Hardware Requirements

• At least a single core with 2GHz or above
• At least 2GB of storage
• At least 1GB of RAM (anything less may cause performance problems)
• Fast Internet connection

Domain Requirements

• A Fully Qualified Domain Name read more about FQDN here
• Access to a DNS Server a default DNS server usually comes with the domain
• Access to setup PTR Records optional

File System & Database usage

Unlike most mail storage systems, Galleon stores incoming emails in a database and optionally as a file referred to as RAW in the system storage. The Database storage mechanism provides benefits of a Database such as high availability and scalability. While the RAW storage of emails allows for compatibility with other email solutions that do not understand Galleon's database storage solution.