Step 1 – Install Dovecot on Ubuntu
Dovecot packages are available under default Ubuntu repositories. You can install Dovecot on Ubuntu by running a single command. Open a terminal and execute below command:
Step 2 – Configure Dovecot
Dovecot is a service used for providing POP/POP3s and IMAP/IMAPs protocols. POP/IMAP protocols are used for fetching emails from email accounts. Edit dovecot configuration file and search for below lines and update as below. After doing changes just restart dovecot services to reload the configuration changes.
Step 3 – Verify Dovecot Setup
Test your dovecot setup by fetching emails from your email accounts using IMAP protocol. mutt is a utility to use for fetch emails.
