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# Server Sendmail
Installation of sendmail in the server droplet / machine
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This guide is focus more on Linux OS
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1. Firstly, install Sendmail using the command:
```
$ sudo apt-get install sendmail
```
2. Now configure /etc/hosts file. To find the hostname, use the command:
```
$ hostname
```
3. Then type the command:
```
$ sudo nano /etc/hosts
```
4. On the line starting with 127.0.0.1, add the hostname to the end so it looks the same as:
```
$ 127.0.0.1 localhost hostname
```
5. Now press Ctrl+x, then ‘Y’ to save and exit.
6. Run Sendmail’s config and answer ‘Y’ to everything
```
$ sudo sendmailconfig
```
7. Now restart Apache with the command:
```
$ sudo service apache2 restart
```
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:tada:Congrats!, your server can now send an email using our recruit application.
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***
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Need to test if working fine?, follow steps below.
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1. You can use the following instructions to send email using the sendmail command:
```bash
$ sendmail email_address < file.txt
```
> For example, I have created a file `file.txt` with the following text:
>
> ```
> Hello there !
> ```
2. The command for sending the message will be:
```
$ sendmail < file.txt james@example.com
```
> You can use -s option to specify the email subject.
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> Reference:
