Archmox Component · PMG

Archmox Mail Gateway

A fully-featured SMTP proxy for Arch Linux that sits in front of your mail server, providing spam filtering, virus scanning, and policy-based routing.

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Overview

Cleaner mail, by design

Archmox Mail Gateway (PMG) is a fully-featured SMTP proxy that sits in front of your mail server and provides spam filtering, virus scanning, and policy-based routing. Built for Arch Linux.

PMG acts as a mail relay — it receives inbound mail, filters it, and forwards clean mail to your internal mail server.

Capabilities

Key features

SpamAssassin Integration

Bayesian filtering, rule-based scoring, and auto-learning.

ClamAV Virus Scanning

Attachment-level virus detection on all inbound and outbound mail.

Quarantine System

Users review and release quarantined messages via web UI or daily digest.

Policy Routing

Route mail based on sender, recipient, or content classification.

LDAP/AD Integration

Authenticate users against existing directory services.

Web UI & REST API

Full management interface with role-based access.

Transport Layer Security

TLS for both inbound and outbound SMTP connections.

Outbound Filtering

Scan outbound mail for policy violations and malware.

Packages

What gets installed

PMG is composed of these core PKGBUILD packages:

Get started

Install Archmox PMG

Add the Archmox repository once, then install the mail gateway with pacman.

1

Add the [archmox] repository

Append this block to /etc/pacman.conf:

2

Install the gateway

Refresh package databases and install PMG:

After installation, reach the web interface on port 8006 and configure your relay domains.

# /etc/pacman.conf
[archmox]
SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
Server = https://cdn.archmox.acreetionos.org/$repo/$arch

# Refresh databases and install
sudo pacman -Sy pmg-api
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