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This guide goes through the steps required in configuring a secure Postfix STMP server with certificates provided by the Let's Encrypt certificate authority and Dovecot that is used for client authentication.
If you ever need to get a fresh install of your cloud server, but would also want to retain the IP addresses from your old host, then this guide is for you.
Whether you are looking to increase data storage or make other changes to the disk configurations, this guide will help you to perform the required operations on Linux and Windows hosts.
The easiest way to measure the real differences between servers is to run a set of tests, i.e. a benchmark, to create simple to read values for comparisons.