Ansible Role: Exim

This role installs Exim, which is a Mail Transfer Agent, on RedHat/CentOS or Debian/Ubuntu servers.

Requirements

There are no additional requirements.

Role Variables

Here are the available variables with their default values (refer to defaults/main.yml for details):

• exim_dc_eximconfig_configtype: internet
  (For Debian/Ubuntu only) This sets the main configuration type. Use 'internet' for sending mail publicly, or 'local' for mail that should only be delivered within the server. Check the Exim documentation for additional options.

• exim_dc_localdelivery: mail_spool
  (For Debian/Ubuntu only) This is the default method for local mail delivery. It defaults to mail_spool if not specified.

• exim_dc_smarthost: smtp.mandrillapp.com
  (For Debian/Ubuntu only) This is the default smarthost for sending mail. It defaults to smtp.mandrillapp.com if not specified, but is only used if the config type is set to satellite.

• exim_password_entry
  (For Debian/Ubuntu only) This allows you to add credentials to the Exim passwd.client file if your remote smarthost requires authentication. It is recommended to add this in defaults/vault.yml.

Dependencies

There are no dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - { role: 4armed.exim }

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

This role was created in 2015 by Jeff Geerling and was later forked by 4ARMED in 2016 to add more configuration options.