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Fix run commands, make them multiline for clarity.

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Juan Luis Baptiste 2015-04-20 01:28:21 -05:00
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@ -20,13 +20,21 @@ The following env variables need to be passed to the container:
* `SMTP_USERNAME` Username to authenticate with.
* `SMTP_PASSWORD` Password of the SMTP user.
To use this container from anywhere, the port 25 needs to be exposed to the docker host server:
To use this container from anywhere, the 25 port needs to be exposed to the docker host server:
docker run --rm --name postfix -p "25:25" -e SMTP_SERVER=smtp.bar.com -e SMTP_USERNAME=foo@bar.com -e SMTP_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXX postfix
docker run -d --name postfix -p "25:25" \
-e SMTP_SERVER=smtp.bar.com \
-e SMTP_USERNAME=foo@bar.com \
-e SMTP_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXX \
postfix
If you are going to use this container from other docker containers then it's better to just publish the port:
docker run --rm --name postfix -P -e SMTP_SERVER=smtp.bar.com -e SMTP_USERNAME=foo@bar.com -e SMTP_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXX postfix
docker run -d --name postfix -P \
-e SMTP_SERVER=smtp.bar.com \
-e SMTP_USERNAME=foo@bar.com \
-e SMTP_PASSWORD=XXXXXXXX \
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#### A note about using gmail as a relay
@ -36,4 +44,4 @@ for authentication (like Thunderbird or Outlook). First you need to enable acces
[google settings](https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps).
Also take into account that email `From:` header will contain the email address of the account being used to
authenticate against the Gmail SMTP server(SMTP_USERNAME), the one on the email will be ignored by Gmail.
authenticate against the Gmail SMTP server(SMTP_USERNAME), the one on the email will be ignored by Gmail.