Powermta Configuration Guide 💎
<domain *> # Default for all domains max-smtp-out 5 max-msg-rate 100/h use-starttls if-available </domain> Gradually increase volume per source IP.
<domain gmail.com> max-smtp-out 20 # Concurrent connections to Gmail max-msg-rate 1000/h # Messages per hour use-starttls yes require-starttls no </domain> <domain yahoo.com> max-smtp-out 15 max-msg-rate 800/h </domain> powermta configuration guide
systemctl start powermta systemctl enable powermta | File | Purpose | |------|---------| | /etc/powermta/powermta.conf | Main configuration | | /etc/powermta/config.d/ | Include directory (modular configs) | | /etc/powermta/license.key | License file | | /var/log/powermta/ | Logs (delivery, bounce, error) | | /var/spool/powermta/ | Queue spool (persistent) | 4. Basic Configuration Directives 4.1 Global Settings # /etc/powermta/powermta.conf smtp-port 25 http-mgmt-port 8080 http-mgmt-interface 0.0.0.0 max-smtp-in 1000 max-smtp-out 1000 smtp-greeting "PowerMTA ESMTP" Queue management max-queue-size 10M # Maximum spool size queue-interval 5s # Dequeue sweep frequency max-delivery-attempts 5 # Per recipient 4.2 Source (Binding) IPs Define which IPs PMTA will use to send mail. <domain *> # Default for all domains max-smtp-out
<virtual-mta marketing> bounce-log /var/log/powermta/bounce.log dns-timeout 60 <domain gmail.com> max-smtp-out 20 max-msg-rate 5000/h </domain> <domain *> max-smtp-out 5 max-msg-rate 100/h </domain> </virtual-mta> bounce-log /var/log/powermta/bounce.log dns-timeout 60 <
<source 192.168.1.10> # Warm-up schedule (day 1-30) max-msg-rate 100/h max-smtp-out 5 <schedule warmup> from 00:00 to 23:59 for 1d max-msg-rate 100/h from 00:00 to 23:59 for 3d max-msg-rate 500/h from 00:00 to 23:59 for 7d max-msg-rate 2000/h from 00:00 to 23:59 for 14d max-msg-rate 10000/h from 00:00 to 23:59 for 30d max-msg-rate 30000/h </schedule> </source> 6.1 DKIM Signing <domain example.com> dkim-sign yes dkim-selector mail dkim-key /etc/powermta/keys/example-dkim.key dkim-headers "From:Subject:Date:To" </domain> Generate key:
curl -u user:pass http://pmta-server:8080/api/v1/stats 8.1 Memory & I/O queue-shards 16 # Reduce lock contention memory-pool-max 2G spool-buffer-size 512k max-message-size 50M 8.2 Adaptive Throttling Automatically slow down when remote servers defer.
<virtual-mta marketing> source 192.168.1.10 max-smtp-out 50 dns-timeout 30 bounce-log /var/log/powermta/bounce-marketing.log </virtual-mta> <virtual-mta transactional> source 192.168.1.11 max-smtp-out 200 bounce-log /var/log/powermta/bounce-transactional.log </virtual-mta> 5.1 Domain-Specific Throttling Prevent overloading a single domain (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo).