Virtualized Mail Infrastructure
Virtualized email infrastructure built with Postfix, Dovecot, and pfSense.
Description
Designed and deployed a sandboxed mail server environmentusing VirtualBox and CentOS. Configured Postfix (SMTP) and Dovecot (IMAP/POP3)to provide full email functionality within the lab.
Integrated Apache and Squirrel Mail to enable browser-based webmailand verified end-to-end email delivery using both the web interface and MozillaThunderbird.
All virtual machines operate behind a pfSense firewall,which manages DHCP, DNS resolution, and firewall rules, ensuring proper mailrouting and network segmentation within the lab environment.
Tech Stack
CentOS • Postfix • Dovecot • Apache • SquirrelMail • pfSense• VirtualBox • Thunderbird
