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Add hint for local MTA and port blocking issues

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## Install a local MTA
The easiest option would be to disable the listener on port 25/tcp.
**Postfix** users disable the listener by commenting the following line (starting with `smtp` or `25`) in `/etc/postfix/master.cf`:
```
#smtp inet n - - - - smtpd
```
Restart Postfix after applying your changes.
## Sender and receiver model
When a mailbox is created, a user is allowed to send mail from and receive mail for his own mailbox address.

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If you plan to use a reverse proxy, you can, for example, bind HTTPS to 127.0.0.1 on port 8443 and HTTP to 127.0.0.1 on port 8080.
You may need to stop an existing pre-installed MTA which blocks port 25/tcp. See [this chapter](https://andryyy.github.io/mailcow-dockerized/first_steps/#install-a-local-mta) to learn how to reconfigure Postfix to run besides mailcow after a successful installation.
5\. Pull the images and run the composer file. The paramter `-d` will start mailcow: dockerized detached:
```
docker-compose pull