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Quick Start Tutorial

Get SecZim protecting your mail server in under 5 minutes.

5-Minute Setup

Follow these steps to get SecZim running on your mail server:

  1. Get your license key

    Sign up at seczim.com/pricing to get your free trial license key.

  2. Run the installer
    curl -sSL https://seczim.com/install.sh | sudo bash -s YOUR_LICENSE_KEY
  3. Set your admin password

    When prompted, enter a password for the web dashboard.

  4. Access the dashboard

    Open http://your-server:8080 in your browser.

That's it!

SecZim is now protecting your mail server with default policies. You can customize settings from the dashboard.

What Happens During Installation

  • SecZim binaries are downloaded and installed
  • MySQL database is set up in Docker
  • Postfix is configured to use SecZim as a policy server
  • Default security policies are applied
  • Web dashboard is started on port 8080

First Steps in the Dashboard

1. Review Default Policies

Navigate to Policies to see the pre-configured rules. These provide basic protection out of the box.

2. Configure RBL Lists

Go to RBL to enable real-time blacklist checking. We recommend enabling at least Spamhaus and Barracuda.

3. Set Up Quotas

Visit Quotas to limit how many emails users can send per hour/day.

4. Enable Geographic Blocking

If you only serve certain countries, use Geo Blocking to block traffic from high-risk regions.

Verify Installation

Check that SecZim is running correctly:

# Check service status sudo systemctl status seczim-daemon # View recent logs sudo journalctl -u seczim-daemon -n 20 # Test policy server telnet localhost 10031

Next Steps