I got good workaround for balancing smtp outgoing from postfix mailing list archives(not using expensive real load balancer). suppose we have 4 smtp servers for outgoing email, and we need to configure/load balance like this:+------------+
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+----------> smtp backend a -------->| |
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clients --------> smtp lb -----> smtp backend b -------->| Intenet |
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+----------> smtp backend c -------->| |
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+------------+
Here’s the configuration :
Postfix section
main.cf (smtp lb/load balancer)
/etc/postfix/main.cf:
relayhost = example.com
Here’s the configuration :
Dns sections.
named.conf
/etc/named.conf:
options {
directory "/var/named/data";
};
zone "example.com" in {
type master;
file "example.com";
};
example.com zone file
/var/named/data/example.com
$TTL 2D;
@ IN SOA a.ns.example.com hostmaster.example.com (
1 ; Serial
10800 ; Refresh after 3 hours
3600 ; Retry after 1 hour
604800 ; Expire after 1 week
3600 ) ; Minimum TTL of 1 hour
@ IN NS a.ns
@ IN NS b.ns
a.ns IN A 192.0.2.1
b.ns IN A 192.0.2.2
@ IN MX 0 a.mx
@ IN MX 0 b.mx
@ IN MX 0 c.mx
a.mx IN A 192.0.2.3
b.mx IN A 192.0.2.4
c.mx IN A 192.0.2.5
By default relayhost(in main.cf) will listing all available mx on example.com and randomly shuffles mx with equal preference(Postfix client makes a random selection between equal-preference MX hosts), in this case these mx are our smtp backend for balancing outgoing mail.
Source : postfix manual (relayhost)
Kaynak site: https://www.kutukupret.com/2009/10/03/postfix-smtp-outgoing-load-balancing/
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